AQUIFER MAPPING AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HARD ROCK TERRAINS IN KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, KERALA
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Kerala
|
District |
Kottayam |
Block |
Erattupetta Ettumanoor Kaduthuruthy Kanjirappally Lalam Madappally Pallom Pampady Uzhavoor Vaikom Vazhoor |
Year of Issue |
2020 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Vijesh V.K. |
Keywords |
NAQUIM Report, Data analysis and generation gap, Climate Rainfall, Irrigation Agriculture, Geology Geomorphology, Hydrogeology Drainage, Ground water Dynamic, Ground Water Quality, Aquifer Disposition. Aquifer Characteristics, Ground Water Resource, Ground water Related Issues, Management Strategies, Block-wise Management Plan |
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Kottayam district falls in the central part of Kerala state covering an area of 2208 sq.km. It accounts for 5.68% of the total area of the state and is bordered by Pathanamthitta on the south and Aleppey on the west, Ernakulam and Idukki districts on the north and east. District lies between 9o 15’ and 10o 21’ North Latitude and 76o 22’ and 77o 25’ East Longitude; falling in part of the Survey of India degree sheet 58 C. As per the Census of 2011, Kottayam districthad population of 1,974,551 of which male and female were 968,289 and 1,006,262 respectively. Based on the physical features, the district can be divided into three regions as lowland, midland and highland. Geologically major part of the study area comprises Precambrian metamorphic rocks and forms hilly grounds in the eastern part. The central to western part of the district is a low plateau, where Tertiary sediments containing lignite occurs. These are followed in the further west by a low plain, which is underlain by Quaternary Formations, fluvial or partly marine.