AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES MAHISAGAR DISTRICT GUJARAT
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Gujarat
|
District |
Mahisagar |
Block |
Balasinor Kadana Khanpur Lunawada Santrampur Virpur |
Year of Issue |
2021 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
AVINASH CHANDRA |
Keywords |
NAQUIM REPORT, AQUIFER MAPPING, MANAGEMENT, GROUND WATER, MAHISAGAR DISTRICT, GUJARAT |
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Mahisagar is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on 26 January 2013, becoming the 28th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Panchmahal district and Kheda district. Lunawada is the district headquarters of Mahisagar. It started its operation in full-fledged from 15 August 2013. It is situated in the eastern part of the State adjoining Rajsthan state and lies between north latitudes 22°55' and 23°27' and east longitudes 73°14' and 74°01'. The total area of the district is 2512.64 KM2 falls in parts of Survey of India degree sheets 46 E, 46 F and 46I. As per the Ground Water Resources estimation 2017, the annual replenishable ground water is 370.44 MCM and the net annual ground water availability comes to be 351.92 MCM. The gross draft for all uses is stimated at 136.31 MCM with irrigation sector being the major consumer having a draft of 119.80 MCM. The domestic and industrial water requirements are worked at 16.52 MCM. The net ground water availability for future irrigation is estimated at 213.33 MCM. Stage of ground water development varies from 21.87 % (Kadana) to 56.27% (Balasinor). The overall stage of ground water development for the district is 38.73%. Block wise assessments indicate that all the blocks in the district fall under “Safe” category.