AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, AKOLE, KOPARGAON, NAGAR, NEWASA, RAHATA, SANGRAMPUR AND SHRIRAMPUR BLOCKS AHMEDNAGAR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Maharashtra
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District |
Ahmednagar |
Block |
Akole Kopargaon Nagar Nevasa Rahata Sangamner Shrirampur |
Year of Issue |
2018 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
K. P. Dongre |
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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Physiographically the district forms part of Deccan Plateau. Part of Sahayadri hill ranges fall in the district. Western Ghat section in Akole taluka is hilly which extends to relatively flat areas in Shevgaon and Jamkhed Blocks in the east. From the main Sahayadri range three spurs namely Kalsubai, Baleshwar and Harishchandgad bifurcates eastwards. Physiographically the district can be broadly divided in four major characteristic landforms
viz., hill and ghat section (7.6% area); foothill zone (19.4% area); plateau (3.71% area) and plains (occupy 69.30% area). Maximum area if district is covered by moderately to highly dissected plateau. Alluvium plain occurs all along the major rivers. Alluvium occurs in small areas along banks and flood plains of major rivers like Godavari, Pravara, Mula rivers and their tributaries. Coarse grained detrital material like sand and gravel usually occurring as lenses forms good aquifer. The ground water occurs under water table conditions in flood plain deposits near the river banks. Confined
conditions are also found wherever the thick clay deposits confine the ground water below it. Ground water exploration in Godavari-Pravara Alluvium reveals that the thickness of alluvium is less than 40 m and the aquifer thickness are ranges between 5-8 m. The yield of the dugwells ranges from 6 to 100 m3/day. Groundwater modeling, MUVATTUPUZHA, Modflow