Report on AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN Kumta Taluk, Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Karnataka
|
District |
Uttara Kannada |
Block |
Kumta |
Year of Issue |
2023 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
Sreehari Sarangan M S |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, Management Plan, Hydrochemistry, Kumta Taluk, Aquifer Disposition, Water Level, Resource |
File |
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Aquifer mapping studies were carried out in Kumta taluk, Uttara Kannada district,
Karnataka State under National Aquifer Mapping Project during the AAP 2022-23. The taluk
is covering an area of 582 sq.km. The geographical extents of Kumta taluk of Uttara
Kannada district is located between North Latitudes 14 20’ 42” and 14 28’ 40.44” and East
Longitudes 74 17’ 40.56” and 74 41’ 38.04”. 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. Kumta taluk is bounded by
Ankola taluk towards North, Siddapura and Sirsa towards East, Honavar taluk towards South
and Arabian Sea towards West. Taluk administration of Kumta is divided into 3 Hoblies and
231 Grama Panchayaths. Kumta town is the taluk head quarter. There are 94 villages present
in the taluk. Location map of Kumta taluk is presented in Fig. 1. Aghanashini river is the
major river of Kumta. The river joins the Arabian Sea at Kumta. While joining the sea, the
river has created some islands and beautiful beaches such as Om and Kudle.Salt fields at
Sanikatta near Gokarna is famous for salt manufacturing