GROUND WATER FLOW MODELING OF MUVATTUPUZHA BASIN, CENTRAL KERALA
Category |
Groundwater Modeling |
State |
Kerala
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District |
Ernakulam Idukki Kottayam Palakkad Thrissur |
Block |
Adimaly Alangad Alathur Angamali Anthikkad Attappadi Azhutha Chalakkudy Chavakkad Cherpu Chittur Chowannur Devikulam Edappally Elemdesam Erattupetta Ettumanoor Idukki Irinjalakkuda Kaduthuruthy Kanjirappally Kattappana Kodakara Kollengode Koovappady Kothamangalam Kuzhalmannam Lalam Madappally Mala Malampuzha Mannarkad Mathilakam Mulanthuruthy Mullassery Muvattupuzha Nedumkandom Nemmara Ollukkara Ottappalam Palakkad Pallom Palluruthy Pampady Pampakuda Parakkadav Paravur Pattambi Pazhayannur Puzhakkal Sreekrishnapuram Thalikkulam Thodupuzha Trithala Uzhavoor Vadavucode Vaikom Vazhakkulam Vazhoor Vellangallur Vypeen Wadakkanchery |
Year of Issue |
2021 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
SREEHARI SARANGAN M S |
Keywords |
Groundwater modeling, MUVATTUPUZHA, GROUND WATER FLOW MODELING, Flow equation |
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The aim of the assignment is to integrate various hydrogeological and hydrological data synthesized during National Aquifer Mapping Program (Naquim) and develop management plans to various future scenarios. This basin is best suited to quantify the effects of urbanization as it form the southern part of Kochi urban conglomeration which now extends upto the industrial belt of Aroor and Cherthala. The broad objectives of the present work are listed below. (i) Simulate hydrodynamics of the ground water system in the Muvattupuzha Basin. (ii) Evaluate recharge, discharge and storage components to reduce the ground water development at the existing rate of 73.8 % to safe limit in case of Elamdesam block which is categorised as Semi-critical block as per GEC-2017. (iii) Study the aquifer response for different ground water development plans to evolve a sustainable ground water development strategy. (iv) Provide background work for sea water intrusion/solute transport modeling in the future.