NATIONAL AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN OF PRATAPGARH DISTRICT
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Uttar Pradesh
|
| District |
Pratapgarh |
| Block |
Aspur Deosara Baba Belkharnath Dham Babaganj Bihar Gaura Kalakankar Kunda Lakshamanpur Lalganj Magraura Mandhata Patti Pratapgarh (Sadar) Rampur Sanramgarh Sandwa Chandrika Sangipur Shivgarh |
| Year of Issue |
2022 |
| Number of Authors |
1 |
| Name of Authors |
ADITI SINGH |
| Keywords |
Hydrogeology Groundwater resources Aquifer Hydrological cycle Water availability Water table Water quality monitoring Geophysical surveys Hydrological modeling Sustainability of groundwater ground water intervention aquifer system |
| File |
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Pratapgarh district is a segment of Faizabad division and geographically falls in the south-eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. The geographical area of the district is 3717 sq. km (Statistical Diary,2021) and falls within the Survey of India Toposheet No.63F, 63G, 63J 63K. Its latitudinal longitudinal extent varies from 25˚34’N to 26˚11’N and 81˚19’E to 82˚27’E respectively. The district shares its boundary with Amethi and Sultanpur district in the north, Prayagraj district in the south, Raebareli, Fatehpur Kaushambi in the west and Jaunpur district in the east. From the administrative point of view, the district has been divided into 5 sub-divisions/tehsils namely Sadar, Patti, Lalganj, Kunda and Raniganj and 17 developmental blocks (Plate 1). The geographical area of each block in given in Table 1. The district headquarter is situated at Pratapgarh city. The district is well connected with its adjoining districts by metalled roads. The entire district has a good network of all-weather roads.
