AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES NALAGARH VALLEY, DISTRICT SOLAN, HIMACHAL PRADESH
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Himachal Pradesh
|
District |
Solan |
Block |
Nalagarh |
Year of Issue |
2018 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
CGWB |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, Management Plan, Hydrochemistry, Nalagarh Valley Block, Aquifer Disposition, Water Level Resource |
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The study area Nalagarh valley forms a South-Eastern narrow prolongation of a great
outer-most Himalayan intermountain valley area of about 838 sq.km carved in the Tertiary
formations and extending SE-NW direction between northern latitudes of 30°45’ to 31°15’ and
eastern longitudes of 76°36’ to 77°5’ which falls in the Survey of India Toposheet no. 53 A/12,
A/16, 53 B/9, B/13 and 53 F/1. The valley is delimited between the Siwalik hills with NE and
Sirsa nadi in SW. The valley is well connected by tar roads and is approachable both from
Ropar and Pinjor. Pinjor-Nalagarh road runs through the heart of the area. Nalagarh, a tehsil
headquarter is located at the NW fringe of the valley. Pinjor is located on Chandigarh-Shimla
highway is the nearest railhead of the area. From Pinjor-Nalagarh-Swarghat road there are
numerous fair-weather vehicular tracks to approach the villages located in the valley.