Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India

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State Profile

Ground Water Scenario of Gujarat

Area (Sq.km)	1,96,024
Rainfall (mm)	1243
Total Districts / Talukas	33 Districts

Hydrogeology

The diverse terrain conditions have given rise to different ground water situations in the State. The rock formations ranging in age from Archaean to recent include gneisses, schists, phyllites, intrusive, medium to coarse grained sandstones, basalts and recent alluvium. The high relief area in the eastern and north eastern part occupied by Archaean and Deccan Trap have steep gradient allowing high run-off and therefore have little groundwater potential. The yield of wells in these formations range from 5-10m3/hr. The yield in sandstones varies from 50 to 170 m3/hr. The yield of wells tapping Quaternary alluvium in Cambay basin ranges between 75-150m3/hr. There are five major aquifers in alluvial sediments out of which the top one has dried up due to over exploitation.

Dynamic Ground Water Resources (2011)
Annual Replenishable Ground water Resource	18.57 BCM
Net Annual Ground Water Availability	17.59 BCM
Annual Ground Water Draft	11.86 BCM
Stage of Ground Water Development	67%
Ground Water Development & Management
Over Exploited	24 Talukas
Critical	5 Talukas
Semi- critical	13 Talukas

Artificial Recharge to Ground Water (AR)	Area identified for AR: 19407 sq. km. Volume of water to be harnessed: 1483.54 MCM Volume of water to be harnessed through RTRWH:110.40 MCM Feasible AR structures: Percolation tanks- 1800 Check dam-16975 RTRWH(H)-475000 RTRWH(G&I)- 25000
Ground Water Quality Problems
Contaminants	Districts affected (in part)
Salinity (EC > 3000 µS/cm at 25 ° C)	Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mahesana, Navsari, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Narmada
Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l)	Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Junagadh, Kachchh, Mehesana, Narmada, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara

Iron (>1.0 mg/l)	Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Kachchh, MehesanaNarmada,
Nitrate (>45 mg/l)	Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mehesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara

Central Ground Water Authority

Areas Notified for Regulation of ground water development

Gandhinagar Taluka, District Gandhinagar
Kalol Taluk, District Gandhinagar
Mansa Taluk, District Gandhinagar
Mahesana Taluk, District Gandhinagar

CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD