REPORT ON AQUIFER MAPPING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN OF VARANASI DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Uttar Pradesh
|
District |
Varanasi |
Block |
Arajiline Baragaon Chiraigaon Cholapur Harahua Kashi Vidyapeeth Pindra Sevapuri |
Year of Issue |
2017 |
Number of Authors |
2 |
Name of Authors |
Dr. Shaista Khan, Rakesh Singh |
Keywords |
Hydrogeology, Water Level fluctuation, Hydrogeochemistry, Quality of Groundwater, 3-D Aquifer Model, Fence Diagram, Groundwater Management strategies, Varanasi. |
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Varanasi district covers an area of 1535 sq km and administratively the district comprises
03tehsils and 08 blocks. The area lies between North Latitude 25°10′ to 25°35′N and East
Longitude 82° 40′ to 83°12′ E. Varanasi one of the ancient cities and seat of learning in India is located on the left bank of the
most sacred river Ganga. Varuna and Assi are the two streams bounding it from north and south.