AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES RAJKOT DISTRICT, GUJARAT
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Gujarat
|
| District |
Rajkot |
| Block |
Dhoraji Gondal Jamkandorna Jasdan Jetpur Kotda Sangani Lodhika Paddhari Rajkot Upleta Vinchhiya |
| Year of Issue |
2022 |
| Number of Authors |
1 |
| Name of Authors |
Lakshmi Narayana Damodara |
| Keywords |
NAQUIM REPORT, AQUIFER MAPPING, MANAGEMENT, GROUND WATER, RAJKOT DISTRICT, GUJARAT |
| File |
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The district is situated in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat state and lies between 23°08' North latitude and 20º58' North latitude and 71º40' East longitude and 70º20' East longitude. Artificial recharge structures like recharge shafts and Defunct Tube well are suggested as 15 MCM surplus surface water is provisioned as per the data provided by the State Water Resources Department. The water quality in general is good. However higher EC values and fluoride concentration is observed in isolated pockets. Ground water in such areas may be used after blending with surface water. In areas where ground water has higher concentration of Nitrate is observed, necessary sanitation measures should be adopted.
