AQUIFER MAPPING IN THOUBAL DISTRICT, MANIPUR
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Manipur
|
District |
Thoubal |
Block |
Lilong Cd Block Thoubal Wangjing Cd Block |
Year of Issue |
2018 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Anonymous |
Keywords |
NAQUIM report, Aquifer Mapping, Aquifer geometry, Aquifer characteristics, Data Gap Analysis, ground water issues, ground water management plan, Panel Diagram, Irrigation, Thoubal District, Manipur |
File |
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Thoubal district is situated in the Southern part of Manipur between 93045′E longitude and 23045′ to 24045′N latitude covering a geographical area of 514 sq.km. It is bounded on the north by Imphal District, on the east by Ukhrul and Chandel District, on the south by Chandel and Churachandpur District, and on the West by the Districts of Imphal and Bishnupur. Geomorphologically Thoubal district occupies largest portion of the eastern half of Manipur valley with a flat alluvium plain of Fluvio-lacustrine origin. Major part of the district is covered by younger alluvial plain while older alluvial plain is found in the extreme western border of the district. From the ground water exploration studies, the aquifer thickness ranges from 11 to 30 m, discharge of the well ranges from 18 to 611.3 lpm, transmissivity ranges from 43 to 255.5 m2/day, drawdown ranges from 3.42 to 20 m and some of the wells were auto flow.