AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES UTTAR DINAJPUR DISTRICT WEST BENGAL
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
West Bengal
|
District |
Dinajpur Uttar |
Block |
Chopra Goalpokhar Ii Goalpokhar-I Hemtabad Islampur Itahar Kaliaganj Karandighi Raiganj |
Year of Issue |
2022 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
AUTHOR: DEBASHISH BAGCHI, SC-D |
Keywords |
AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES UTTAR DINAJPUR DISTRICT WEST BENGAL |
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Aquifer Mapping and Management study was completed in 3056 km2 area in Uttar
Dinajpur district during the Annual Action Plan: 2021-22. The district falls in Survey of
India degree sheet 78B, 78C, 72O and 72N. Economic development in the district is quite
less, which has resulted in classifying it as a Backward District. The district has a monsoon
sub-tropical climate having a normal rainfall of 2041 mm and annual temperature
variation from 4 °C in winter to 41 °C in summer. The district is characterized by gentle
topography with the master slope towards south. Four major geomorphologic types are
recognized: Upper Alluvial Plain, Meander Flood Plain, Active flood Plain and Marshy Land
(Tal). Mahananda, Fulahar, Kulik, Nagar, Tangon and Dahuk Rivers are the main natural
drainage in the district