AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES BANASKANTHA DISTRICT, GUJARAT
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Gujarat
|
| District |
Banas Kantha |
| Block |
Amirgadh Bhabhar Danta Dantivada Deesa Deodar Dhanera Kankrej Lakhani Palanpur Suigam Tharad Vadgam Vav |
| Year of Issue |
2021 |
| Number of Authors |
1 |
| Name of Authors |
Dr. A. K. Jain |
| Keywords |
NAQUIM REPORT, AQUIFER MAPPING, GROUND WATER, BANASKANTHA DISTRICT, GUJARAT |
| File |
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The district is situated in the northern part of Gujarat State and forms a part of the North Gujarat region with the city Palanpur as its administrative headquarters. It lies between 23°29’24” and 24°25’12” north and 71°01’48” and 73°01’12” east longitudes. It has total an area of 10743 sq.km (10544.75 Km2 Rural and 198.25 Km2 Urban, census 2011). The district as a whole has drought frequency in the range
of 52.78% (Mavsari Panthawada) to 58.33% (Amirgadh Tharad) with district average of 55.56%. This shows that the district is drought affected almost every alternate year.
