AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES AMBIKAPUR BLOCK, SARGUJA DISTRICT, CHHATTISGARH
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Chhattisgarh
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District |
Surguja |
Block |
Ambikapur |
Year of Issue |
2019 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Uddeshya Kumar |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, Aquifer Characteristics, Fence Diagram, 2-D Cross Section, Hydrochemistry, Dynamic Ground water Recourses, Climate Rainfall, Drainage, Agriculture, Irrigation and Cropping Pattern, Geology, Water Level, Hydrograph, Ambikapur Block, Sarguja District, Chhattisgarh |
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Ambikapur Block is situated on the northern part of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh and is bounded on the north by Surajpur and Balrampur district, in the west by Lakhanpur Block, in the south by Mainpat block and in the east by Lundra and Batauli Blocks. The block area lies between 22.86 and 23.24 N latitudes and 83.02 and 83.35 E longitudes. The geographical extension of the study area is 676.32 sq. km representing around 13 % of the district's geographical area. Administrative map of the block is shown in Fig. 1. Eastern part mainly comprises of structural plains on Gondwana rocks and denudational plateau on Proterozoic rocks and in southern part region of plateau. Geomorphology map is shown in Figure 2. The major drainage of the block includes Banari Nala and Gungata Nala, which are parts of Son sub basin and Ganga Basin.