AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN OF KANGRA AND PALAMPUR VALLEY, HIMACHAL PRADESH
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Himachal Pradesh
|
District |
Kangra |
Block |
Badoh Baijnath Bhawarna Dadasiba Dehra Gopipur Dharamshala Fatehpur Indora Jwali Kangra Khundiya Lambagaon Nagrota Bagwan Nagrota Surian Nurpur Palampur Panchrukhi Pragpur Rait Sulah |
Year of Issue |
2013 |
Number of Authors |
1 |
Name of Authors |
CGWB |
Keywords |
Aquifer Mapping, Management Plan, Hydrochemistry, Palampur Valley Block, Aquifer Disposition, Water Level Resource |
File |
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The Aquifer Mapping Study area is located in the western part of Himachal Pradesh
which forms intermountain valley of Kangra district. The study area constitutes about 688 sq. km
covering parts of inter-montain kangra – Palampur valley of Kangra, Chamba and Mandi district.
The study area falls in Survey of India Toposheets No. 52 D/4, D/8, D/12, D/16, 53A/5, A/9
53A/13 within the N Latitudes 31°50’ 32°16’ and E Longitudes 78°08’ 78°47’. The area is
bounded by all sides by District Kangra except on the South East by Mandi district and on
western side by district Chamba of Himachal Pradesh. The Beas River and its tributaries cover
the entire study area.