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State Profile
Ground Water Scenario of Maharashtra

Area (Sq.km)	3,07,713
Rainfall (mm)	1433
Total Districts / Taluks	35 Districts

Hydrogeology

About 85% of the State is covered by Deccan basalts whereas the rest of the State is covered by Quaternary alluvium, Gondwanas, Cuddapahs, Kaladgis, Vindhyans, Dharwars and Archaeans. Based on the hydrogeological properties of different rock formations, the State can be divided into three major groups namely Unconsolidated, Semi-consolidated and Consolidated groups. The yield of dug wells in Deccan Trap varies from 0.2 to 30 m3/hr whereas in Vindhyans, Cuddapahs and Kaladgi, it varies from 1.12-10 m3/hr. In Archaean, yield is just 3-4 m3/hr. In the semi consolidated formations, which consists of coastal Sedimentaries, Intra-trapeans and Gondwanas, the dugwells yield between 6-12m3/hr. In unconsolidated formations, the dug wells yield between 0.5-20m3/hr.

Dynamic Ground Water Resources (2011)
Annual Replenishable Ground water Resource	33.95 BCM
Net Annual Ground Water Availability	32.15 BCM
Annual Ground Water Draft	17.18 BCM
Stage of Ground Water Development	53%
Ground Water Development & Management
Over Exploited	10 Talukas
Critical	2 Taluka
Semi- critical	16 Talukas

Artificial Recharge to Ground Water (AR)	Area identified for AR: 130011 sq km Volume of water to be harnessed: 2846 MCM Volume of water to be harnessed through RTRWH:257.43 MCM. Feasible AR structures: Percolation tank – 9961 Check dams - 26924 Recharge Shafts (U) – 5670 Recharge Shafts ® - 772 Gabian Bund - 1500 NB/CP - 12000 RTRWH (H) - 1520000 RTRWH (G&I) - 80000
Ground Water Quality Problems
Contaminants		Districts affected (in part)
Salinity (EC > 3000 µS/cm at 25 ° C)		Amravati, Akola, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalna, Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Raigad, Sangli, Wardha, Thane, UT of DNH
Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l)		Amravati, Beed, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalna, Nagpur, Nanded, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Yavatmal

Iron (>1.0 mg/l)		Ahmednagar, Amravati, Beed, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kohlapur, Latur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal
Nitrate (>45 mg/l)		Ahmednagar, Akola, Aurangabad, Beed Bhandara, Buldana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Hingoli, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli, Thane, Wardha, Washim

Central Ground Water Authority

Areas Notified for Regulation of ground water development

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