AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES In Nawagarh Block, Bemetara District Chhattisgarh
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Chhattisgarh
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District |
Bemetara |
Block |
Nawagarh |
Year of Issue |
2021 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Miss Anusandhya Pradhan |
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, Nawagarh Block, Bemetara District, Chhattisgarh |
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The total volume of fresh groundwater stored on Earth is between 8 and 10 million km3 or 96% of non-frozen freshwater. Groundwater provides almost 50% of all drinking water worldwide and 43% of all consumptive use of water for irrigation in agriculture. Changes in groundwater availability and quality are impacting human health, livelihoods, food security and national economic development. Many aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity depend on groundwater. Failure to manage groundwater sustainably puts at risk massive benefits for human well-being, sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. The long-term viability of irrigation based economies in our country is threatened, creating long-term risks for global food security. Over-exploitation of groundwater and contamination threatens drinking water supply for hundreds of millions of people. Degradation of groundwater reduces resilience of communities and economies to climate change.