AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENTOF GROUND WATER RESOURCES IN PARTS OF PURBA BARDHMAN PASCHIM BARDHAMAN DISTRICT WEST BENGAL
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
West Bengal
|
District |
Paschim Bardhaman Purba Bardhaman |
Block |
Ausgram-I Ausgram-Ii Barabani Bhatar Burdwan-I Burdwan-Ii Faridpur - Durgapur Galsi -I Galsi-Ii Jamal Pur Jamuria Kalna Ii Kalna-I Kanksa Katwa-I Katwa-Ii Ketugram-Ii Ketugram_I Khandaghosh Mangolkote Manteswar Memari-1 Memari-Ii Ondal Pandabeswar Purbasthali-I Purbasthali-Ii Raina-I Raina-Ii Raniganj Salanpur |
Year of Issue |
2021 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
AUTHOR: SONAM, SC-B |
Keywords |
AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENTOF GROUND WATER RESOURCES IN PARTS OF PURBA BARDHMAN PASCHIM BARDHAMAN DISTRICT WEST BENGAL |
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The total geographical area encompassed under the project is 3070 sq. km. The mapable area for
the same is about 2974 sq. km. The study rea comprises of 13 blocks (11 blocks of Purba
Bardhamn and 2 blocks of PaschimBardhaman district). The study area can be located in Survey
of India Toposheet No.- 73M/10, 73M/11, 73M/12, 73/14,73M/15, 73M/16, 73N/13, 79A/1,
79A/2, 79 A/4, 79A/5, 79A/6, 79A/7, 79A/8, 79B/1, 81A/3,75M/13, 73M/1, 73M/2, 73M/6,
73M/7, 73I/13, and 79I/14. The district head quarter of Purba Bardhhaman is at Bardhhaman,
with 4 subdivision and 6 Municipality. Paschim Bardhhaman is known for its industrial
infrastructure and mining. The district head quarter of Paschim Bardhhaman is at Asansol with 2
subdivision and 2 Municipal Corp.The total population of the study area is 3228368 as per 2011
Census with rural population accounting for almost 67% and the rest 33% as urban population.
The study area experiences moderate climatic condition with cold dry winter, hot humid summer
and prolonged rainy season. The maximum highest temperature varies from 30 °C to 45 °C in the
month of May and June while minimum temperature varies from 10 °C to 14 °C during December
and January. The normal rainfall of the study area is from 1381 mm. About 80% of rainfall occurs
during monsoon and the rest 20% occurs during non-monsoon.The study area consists of two
major physiographical divisions viz. Low dissected plateau interspersed with hillocks, mounds
most area of in Paschim Bardhhaman and Alluvial plainwith meander plain in Purba Bardhhaman
area. The general slope of the district is from North West to southeast. The river system in
Bardhaman includes the Bhagirathi-Hooghly in the east, the Ajoy and its tributaries in the north
and the Damodar and its branches in the south-west. Besides, there are innumerable Khals and
old riverbeds all over the area. The major soil types of this area are gangetic soil, vindhyan and
Red lateritic soil.
Important crops grown in the district are paddy (Aus, Aman and Boro), potato, Til, jute, mustard,
etc. The district has vast irrigation potential, which is yet to be fully utilized. The crops grown are
mainly rain-fed. The kharif, rabi and boro paddy and vegetables are grown mostly by ground
water through DTW and STW. There are a total of 853 RLI, 616 DTW, 22 DW and 15530 STW as
sources for irrigation in the district. There is a large-scale industrial infrastructure developed in
Asansol area but in most of the study area, there is no large-scale industries as such except for
some small-scale industries