AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN NASHIK DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Maharashtra
|
District |
Nashik |
Block |
Nashik |
Year of Issue |
2022 |
Number of Authors |
2 |
Name of Authors |
Sh. Junaid Ahmad, Ms. Bhagyashree Sahoo |
Keywords |
NAQUIM 2.0, Inception Reports, Nashik Taluk, Artificial Recharge Plan, Ground water Quality, Aquifer Management Plan |
File |
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Nashik district is located in the northern western part of the State. It is the third
largest district in Maharashtra in terms of Population of 61,09,052 and occupies an area
of 15,582 square kilometres in the north Maharashtra region. It is bounded by Dhule
district to the north, Jalgaon district to the east, Aurangabad district to the southeast,
Ahmednagar district to the south, Thane district to the southwest, Valsad and Navsari
districts of Gujarat to the west, and Dangs district to the northwest. Nashik district is one
of the six districts of Khandesh Region of Maharashtra State.
Aquifer Maps and Ground Water Management Plan,
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It lies between 19°35’ and 20°50’ north latitude and between 73°16’ and 74°56’
east longitude and falls in parts of Survey of India degree sheets 46-H, 46-L and 47-E and
47-I. The district has a geographical area of 15,582 sq. km.