AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES AKOLA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Maharashtra
|
| District |
Akola |
| Block |
Akola Akot Balapur Barshitakli Murtijapur Patur Telhara |
| Year of Issue |
2018 |
| Number of Authors |
2 |
| Name of Authors |
Nelofar, J. R. Verma |
| Keywords |
NAQUIM report, Aquifer Mapping, Aquifer geometry, Aquifer characteristics, Data Gap Analysis, ground water issues, ground water management plan, Panel Diagram, Inland salinity, Akola District, Maharashtra. |
| File |
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National Aquifer Mapping (NAQUIM) has been taken up in XII five-year plan by CGWB to carry out detailed hydrogeological investigation on 1:50,000 scale. Akola district is one of the eleven districts of Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra State. It is situated in the northern part of the State adjoining Madhya Pradesh and parts of the Purna River Alluvium affected by inland salinity. Aquifer mapping studies of the district carried out for deciphering Aquifer geometry, Aquifer characteristics, conceptualization of aquifer system, Identification of ground water issues and preparation of ground water management plan.
