AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES KHEDA DISTRICT GUJARAT
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Gujarat
|
District |
Kheda |
Block |
Galteshwar Kapadvanj Kathlal Kheda Mahudha Matar Mehmedabad Nadiad Thasra Vaso |
Year of Issue |
2022 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Dr. Kshetra Mohan Nayak |
Keywords |
NAQUIM REPORT, AQUIFER MAPPING, GROUND WATER, KHEDA DISTRICT, GUJARAT |
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Kheda is one among the oldest districts of Gujarat. It was bifurcated in 1998 and Anand was carved out of it and the head quarter of the district shifted from Kheda to Nadiad. On 17th September 2013, two talukas namely Balasinor and Virpur of Kheda district had been included in the Mahisagar district, and two new talukas namely Vaso and Galteshwar came into existence under the Kheda District. District is spread over 3958.84 sq km. To elevate the stage of ground water development to 70% in 09 safe blocks except Galteshwar block which is in semi critical category, 14800 no Dug wells (20 m
depth) and 25161 no Tube well and Bore wells (150 to 200m depth) are proposed as feasible extraction structures. Artificial recharge structures like recharge shafts and Defunct Tube well are suggested as 10 MCM surplus surface water is provisioned as per the data provided by the State Water Resources Department as per Artificial Recharge Master Plan 2020 of Gujarat state.