AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENTPLAN, WARDHA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
| Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
| State |
Maharashtra
|
| District |
Wardha |
| Block |
Arvi Ashti Deoli Hinganghat Karanja Samudrapur Seloo Wardha |
| Year of Issue |
2021 |
| Number of Authors |
2 |
| Name of Authors |
Athira R Venkatesam V |
| Keywords |
NAQUIM report, Aquifer Mapping, Aquifer geometry, Aquifer characteristics, Data Gap Analysis, ground water issues, ground water management plan, Panel Diagram, Wardha District, Maharashtra. |
| File |
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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. Wardha is one the 11 districts of Vidarbha. It is about 2.0% of the area of the State. It is bounded by north latitudes 20"08' and 21°22' and east longitudes 78"30' and 79"15. It falls in parts of Survey of India degree sheets 55 K, 55 L and 55 P.The district headquarters is located at Wardha town. For administrative convenience, the district has been divided into eight talukas, i.e., Arvi, Ashti, Deoli, Hinganghat, Karanja, Samudrapur, Selu and Wardha. 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.
