AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES PEDDAPALLI DISTRICT, TELANGANA
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Telangana
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District |
Peddapalli |
Block |
Anthergaon Dharmaram Eligaid Julapalli Kamanpur Manthani Mutharam (Manthani) Odela Palakurthy Peddapalli Ramagiri Ramagundam Srirampur Sulthanabad |
Year of Issue |
2023 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Dr. M. Sudheer Kumar Scientist-D |
Keywords |
Climate and Rainfall Hydrogeological Studies Geophysical studies MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Conceptualization of aquifer system in 3D |
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The hard soft rocks of Peddapalli district covering 2184 Km2 area (64 % hard 36% soft of total district), receives an average annual normal rainfall of 1055 mm of which 80 % is contributed by SW monsoon and 20 % by north-east monsoon. During the year 2020, the district received 1354 mm (28% excess) rainfalls than normal annual rainfall. Administratively, the area is governed by 14 revenue mandals with 215 villages. The population of the district is ~ 7.95 lakhs (2011 census) with average density of 360 persons/km2.
Area is underlain by, granitic gneisses (70%), Sandstone/Shale (20%) and Quartzite (3%). Pediplains are major geomorphic features (50% of area) followed by pediment(22%), denudation hills (15 %), flood plain (8%) and channel fill and residual hills (5 %). Most of the area is drained by river Godavari and its tributary Manner which were divided into 19 nos of watersheds. The gross cropped area (2019-20) during khariff season is 1,19,763 ha and during rabi season is 36,930 ha (Total 1,56,693 ha). Main crops grown are paddy 43,064 ha (36%) of net sown area and 35,741 ha (49%) during khariff and rabi season respectively. Cereals Millets are also grown in 43,154 ha (36%) during Khariff and 36,059 ha (49%) during rabi, Cotton is grown in 30,009 ha (25%) during khariff season and Pulses are grown in 469 ha (1%) during rabi season. The other crops are spices and oil seeds.