AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT IN PARTS OF RI-BHOI WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICTS, MEGHALAYA
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Meghalaya
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| District |
Ri Bhoi West Khasi Hills |
| Block |
Bhoirymbong Jirang Mawshynrut Nongstoin Umling Umsning |
| Year of Issue |
2013 |
| 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, Ri-Bhoi District, West Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya |
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The study area falls under Survey of India Toposheet No. 78O/9 78 O/13 lies between North latitudes 25º45/ 00// 26º00/ 00// and East longitudes 91º30/ 00// 92º00/ 00// . The study area lies in the central part of the Meghalaya. The study area is shown in Map No.1 As per census 2011, Ri-Bhoi had population of 258,840 of which male and female were 132,531 and 126,309 respectively. As per census 2011, Mairang Block had population of 82437 of which male and female were 41394 and 41043 respectively. The area under study is hilly in nature. It includes a series of hill ranges, which gradually slopes towards the North and finally joins the Brahmaputra Valley. Central part of the area is traversed by hill ranges which run parallel from East to West with an average altitude of about 1400 meters. The area is having exposures of Archaean Gneissic Complex, meta-sedimentary of Shillong Group, Granitoids and Recent sediments.The assemblages of different formations play important role in controlling occurrence, distribution and movement of ground water.
