AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, RAIGAD DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Maharashtra
|
District |
Raigad |
Block |
Alibag Karjat Khalapur Mahad Mangaon Mhasala Murud Panvel Pen Poladpur Roha Shrivardhan Sudhagad Tala Uran |
Year of Issue |
2023 |
Number of Authors |
3 |
Name of Authors |
Ms. Pournima Barahate, Sh. Ashwin Kumar Atey , Sh. Amarnath |
Keywords |
NAQUIM Report, Data Gap Analysis, groundwater, aquifer geometry, aquifer disposition characteristics, and management of groundwater resource, National Aquifer Mapping Management Programme |
File |
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National Aquifer Mapping (NAQUIM) has been taken up in XII five-year plan by CGWB to carry out detailed hydrogeological investigation on 1:50,000 scale. The NAQUIM has been prioritized to study Over-exploited, Critical and Semi-Critical blocks as well as the other stress areas recommended by the State Govt. Aquifer mapping is a process wherein a combination of geologic, geophysical, hydrologic and chemical analyses is applied to characterize the quantity, quality and sustainability of ground water in aquifers