AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES Raipur District Chhattisgarh
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Chhattisgarh
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District |
Raipur |
Block |
Abhanpur Arang Dharsiwa Tilda |
Year of Issue |
2018 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Priyanka B. Sonbarse |
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, Raipur District, Chhatisgarh |
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The groundwater is the most valuable resource for the country. The demand for ground water for various types of use is increasing day by day; consequently indiscriminate development of ground water has taken place and the ground water resource has come under stress in several parts of the country. On the other hand, there are also areas where adequate development of ground water resources has not taken place. These facts underscore the need for micro-level study of the aquifer systems of the country. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is involved in hydrogeological investigations covering major part of the country and as per requirement; the reappraisal of ground water regime is being taken up in priority areas to generate the background data on regional scale. CGWB has also carried out ground water exploration in different phases with prime objective of demarcating and identifying the potential aquifers in different terrains for evaluating the aquifer parameters and for developing them in future. The reports and maps generated from the studies are mostly based on administrative units such as districts and blocks and depict the subsurface disposition of aquifer on regional scale. However, due to paradigm shift in focus from development to management of ground water in last one decade, the need for more reliable and comprehensive aquifer maps on larger scale has been felt for equitable and sustainable management of the ground water resources at local scale. Volumetric assessment of ground water and strategies for future development and management are the primary objective of aquifer mapping.