AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT GUJARAT
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Gujarat
|
| District |
Bhavnagar |
| Block |
Bhavnagar Gariadhar Ghogha Jesar Mahuva Palitana Sihor Talaja Umrala Vallabhipur |
| Year of Issue |
2023 |
| Number of Authors |
1 |
| Name of Authors |
Shah Izhar Ahmed |
| Keywords |
AQUIFER MAPPING, MANAGEMENT, GROUNDWATER, BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT, GUJARAT |
| File |
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Bhavnagar district has an area of 9980.9 Sq. km and is located in southern part of the Saurashtra Region of Gujarat State. It lies between north latitudes 21°18’ and 22°18’ and east longitudes 71°15’ and 72°18’. It falls in the Survey of India (SOI) degree sheets 41O and 46 C. As per the estimate of groundwater resources and irrigation potential, there exists a scope for further development of groundwater resources in major parts of the district. As per GWRE 2017 all the ten (10) talukas of the district are under safe category. Stage of Groundwater development of the district is 43.4%, however taluka wise it
ranges from 24.7% (Bhavnagar village) to 62.02% (Talaja village)To elevate the stage of groundwater development to 46.04% in the district, 5840 no. of Dug wells (15 m depth) are proposed as feasible extraction structures.
