National Aquifer Mapping (NAQUIM) has been taken up in XII five-year plan by CGWB to carry out detailed hydrogeological investigation on 1:50,000 scale. Washim district is one of the eleven districts of Vidarbha Region and is located in the eastern region of Vidharbha of Maharashtra State. Washim district was formed on 1 July 1998. Washim was once known as Vatsagulma, the capital of the Vatsagulma line of Vakataka dynasty. In the year 1905 during the period of the British Raj Washim district was bifurcated into two separate districts, namely, Akola District and Yavatmal District. It again became a district in 1998. The district headquarters is located at Washim town. This district is divided into 3 sub-divisions, namely, Washim, Mangrulpir and Karanja. These are further divided into 6 talukas. The talukas are Malegaon, Mangrulpir, Karanja, Manora, Washim and Risod. Washim is located in the eastern part of Vidharbha. Akola on its north, Amravati in the northeast, Hingoli is on the south, Buldhana is on the west, Yavatmal is on the east Aquifer mapping studies of the district carried out for deciphering Aquifer geometry, Aquifer characteristics, conceptualization of aquifer system, Identification of ground water issues and preparation of ground water management plan.