AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES PAONTA SAHIB VALLEY, DISTRICT SIRMAUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Himachal Pradesh
|
District |
Sirmaur |
Block |
Paonta Sahib |
Year of Issue |
2019 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
CGWB |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, Management Plan, Hydrochemistry, Paonta Sahib Block, Aquifer Disposition, Water Level Resource |
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Sirmaur district is one of the densely populated districts, located in the southern part of
Himachal Pradesh. The district lies between the North latitude 300
22’30”
310
01”20”and East longitude 77°01’12” 770
49’40” and falls in Survey of India degree
sheet Nos. 53E and 53F covering an area of 2825 sq km. Sirmaur district with its head
quarter at Nahan comprises of three-sub divisions, six tehsils and three sub-tehsils (Table1 Fig. 1). For developmental purposes, the district is divided into five community
development blocks. There are 228 panchayats and 968 villages in the district.