AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Honnavara Taluk, Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Karnataka
|
District |
Uttara Kannada |
Block |
Honavar |
Year of Issue |
2023 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Sreehari Sarangan M S |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, Management Plan, Hydrochemistry, Honavar Taluk, Aquifer Disposition, Water Level, Resource |
File |
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Aquifer mapping studies were carried out in Honavar taluk, Uttara Kannada district,
Karnataka State under National Aquifer Mapping Project during the AAP 2022-23. The taluk
is covering an area of 756.1 sq.km. The geographical extents of Honavar taluk of Uttara
Kannada district is located between North Latitudes 14 06’ 22.32” and 14 25’ 55.56” and
East Longitudes 74 24’ 29.16” and 74 43’ 54”. The taluk is covered in parts of Survey of
India Toposheet Nos. 57 D/7, D/11, D/15, D/8, D/2 and D/16. Honavar taluk is bounded by
Kumta taluk towards North, Siddapura and Shimoga district (Sagar Taluk) towards East,
Bhatkal taluk towards South and Arabian Sea towards West. Taluk administration of Honavar
is divided into 3 Hoblies and 231 Grama Panchayaths. Honavar town is the taluk head
quarter. There are 94 villages present in the taluk. Location map of Honavar taluk is
presented in Fig. 1. Sharavati river is one of the main attractions of Honavar. The river joins
the Arabian Sea at Honavar.