Shallow Aquifers

Groundwater quality in shallow aquifers of India – A report by the Central Ground Water Board

This report by the Central Ground Water Board entitled ‘Ground Water Quality in Shallow Aquifers of India’ is an outcome of the follow up of one of the important recommendations of the second meeting of the Advisory Council on Artificial Recharge to Ground Water during September 2007. It attempts to summarize various aspects of groundwater quality in the shallow aquifers in the country with special reference to six parameters viz. salinity, chloride, arsenic, fluoride, iron and nitrate.Read More

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Groundwater quality in shallow aquifers of India – Central Groundwater Board (2010)	2.5 MB

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Content Type: Research
Category: Agriculture, Aquifers, Drinking Water, Environment, Groundwater, Groundwater Contamination, Groundwater Development, Groundwater Exploitation, Groundwater Management, Groundwater Resources, Industrial Effluents, Shallow Aquifers
Author: Central Groundwater Board (CGWB)
Source: Central Groundwater Board (CGWB)
Location / Time: Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, 2010
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Study of soil moisture movement and recharge to groundwater using tritium tagging techniques in Saharanpur - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

The present study aims to estimate the soil moisture movement and recharge to groundwater in Saharanpur due to monsoon rains through the unsaturated porous media in case of cultivated and uncultivated fields. Artificial radioisotope was injected at two uncultivated and five cultivated sites before the onset of monsoon and soil samples were collected from the injection points after the rainy season.Read More

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Study of soil moisture movement and recharge to groundwater using tritium tagging technique in Saharanpur district by NIH (1999-2000)	869.34 KB

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Saharanpur, UP, India
Latitude: 29.970000, Longitude: 77.550000

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Content Type: Research
Category: Aquifer System, Climate, Deeper Aquifers, Drainage, Geohydrology, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Irrigation, Monsoon, Neutron Moisture Probe, Precipitation, Rainfall, Recharge Zones, River Basins, Rivers, Shallow Aquifers, Soil Moisture, Soils, Tritium Tagging Technique, Water Table
Author: National Institute of Hydrology
Source: National Institute of Hydrology
Location / Time: Budhi, Eastern Yamuna Canal, Hardwar, Hindon, India, Kali, Katha Nallah, Krishni, Maskara, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Upper Ganga Canal, Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna, 1999, 2000
Difficulty Level: Expert

Artificial recharging of an unconfined aquifer with an injection well in Ghataprabha sub-basin– A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

The report deals with the artificial recharging of an unconfined aquifer with injection well in the Hukkeri taluka in Ghataprabha sub-basin of Krishna river. The Ghataprabha sub-basin of Krishna like most river basins of peninsular India has been facing groundwater development problems varying in nature and severity. It has got a wide spectrum of issues such as cases of failure of wells at several places on the one hand, while some areas becoming unfertile due to waterlogging.Read More

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Artificial recharging of an unconfined aquifer with an injecting well in Ghataprabha sub-basin by NIH (1999-2000)	3.39 MB

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Belgaum, KA, India
Latitude: 15.850360, Longitude: 74.504669

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Content Type: Research
Category: Aquifers, Borewells, Groundwater, Hydrology, Integrated Land and Water Information Systems (ILWIS), Land Use, Open wells, Rainfall, Remote Sensing, River Basins, Rivers, Shallow Aquifers, Soils, Water Resources, Wells
Author: National Institute of Hydrology
Source: National Institute of Hydrology
Location / Time: Belgaum, Ghataprabha, Hidkal, Hiranyakeshi, Hukkeri, India, Karnataka, Krishna, 1999, 2000
Difficulty Level: Expert

Sensitivity analysis of aquifer parameters in Anantapur - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

The study attempts to develop an in-depth understanding of the behavior of open wells in the region through sensitivity analysis of the aquifer parameters and its method of pumping test design. The estimation of groundwater balance and flow paths requires appropriate aquifer parameters, representing the study domain.Read More

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Sensitivity analysis of aquifer parameters in Anantpur district by NIH (1997-98)	1.11 MB

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Content Type: Research
Category: Anisotropy, Aquifer Parameters, Aquifers, Borewells, Confined Aquifers, Flow, Flow Path, Groundwater, Groundwater Balance, Open wells, Pumping Test Analysis, Rainfall, Recovery Test, Sensitivity Analysis, Shallow Aquifers, Storage Parameters, Storativity, Transmissivity, Wells
Author: National Institute of Hydrology
Source: National Institute of Hydrology
Location / Time: Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1997, 1998
Difficulty Level: Expert

Sustainable groundwater development through integrated watershed management for food security - A research report by ICRISAT

This paper by ICRISAT discusses the results from on-farm community watersheds through groundwater management as the drivers for sustainable management of watersheds in dry land areas. The issues of sustainable development and management of the groundwater resource through integrated watershed management (IWM) approach are also dealt with, in the context of food production and security.Read More

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Sustainable groundwater development through integrated watershed management for food security - Research report by ICRISAT (2010)	282.58 KB

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Bundi, RJ, India
Latitude: 25.433333, Longitude: 75.633333

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Content Type: Case Studies, Research
Category: Agriculture, Aquifer Capacity, Aquifers, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Deep Aquifers, Food Security, Groundwater, Groundwater Assessment, Groundwater Exploitation, Shallow Aquifers, Sustainable Agriculture, Tubewells, Water Conservation, Water Policy, Watershed Development
Author: Suhas P Wani, Raghavendra Sudi, P Pathak, ICRISAT
Source: Central Groundwater Board (CGWB)
Location / Time: Andhra Pradesh, Bundi, Dewas, Gujarat, India, Kothapally, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, 2010
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

The baseline report for the Sachetana Drinking Water Project of the Government of Karnataka (2006-2011)

This deals with the baseline report for the Sachetana Drinking Water Project of the Government of Karnataka. The project envisions a set of interventions including household rainwater harvesting for clusters of villages in Karnataka that are particularly severely affected by fluoride. It covers 15 villages in each of the taluks of Bagepalli (Chikkaballapur), Mundargi (Gadag), Sira (Tumkur) and Pavagada (Tumkur).Read More

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The baseline report for the Sachetana Drinking Water Project of the Government of Karnataka (2006-2011)	3.36 MB

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Tumkur, KA, India
Latitude: 13.342222, Longitude: 77.101667

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Content Type: Research
Category: Aquifers, Borewells, Children, Climate, Contamination, Dams, Drinking Water, Fluoride, Fluorosis, Groundwater, Groundwater Recharge, Malaprabha, Monsoon, Palar, Rainfall, Rainwater Harvesting, Reservoirs, River Basins, Rivers, Sanitation, Shallow Aquifers, Society, Soils, Surface Water, Traditional Water-bodies, Tungabhadra, Water Quality, Watershed Development, Watersheds, Weather, Women
Author: Government of Karnataka
Source: Government of Karnataka
Location / Time: Chikkaballapur, Gadag, India, Karnataka, Tumkur, 2006, 2011
Difficulty Level: Expert

Status of groundwater in Wardha: A report from the Central Ground Water Board (2007)

This report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) deals with the status of groundwater in the Wardha district of Maharashtra.Read More

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Status of groundwater in Wardha: A report from the Central Ground Water Board (2007)	1.78 MB

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Wardha, MM, India
Latitude: 20.744209, Longitude: 78.602661

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Content Type: Data, Maps, Research
Category: Agriculture, Aquifers, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Climate, Deep Aquifers, Disasters, Drinking Water, Droughts, Ecosystems, Groundwater, Groundwater Management, Groundwater Recharge, Irrigation, Monsoon, Rainfall, Shallow Aquifers, Solid Waste, Wastewater, Water Bodies, Water Quality, Water Resources, Watershed Development, Watersheds, Wells
Author: Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Source: Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Location / Time: India, Maharashtra, Wardha, 2007
Difficulty Level: Expert

The status of water resources in West Bengal - A report by Kalyan Rudra

The report on status of water resources in West Bengal by Kalyan Rudra discusses how the management of spatially uneven and temporally skewed rain-water in India is the most serious challenge for the water-managers of this country. The availability of water, water requirement versus supply, water requirements for some major crops, groundwater exploitation, growth of population, and declining per capita water in the State are presented.Read More

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The status of water resources in West Bengal - A report by Kalyan Rudra (2007)	695 KB

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Content Type: Data
Category: Agriculture, Aquifers, Arsenic, Brahmaputra, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Climate, Contamination, Dams, Disasters, Drinking Water, Droughts, Ecosystems, Floods, Freshwater, Freshwater Ecosystems, Ganga, Groundwater, Groundwater Exploitation, Groundwater Management, Hydrology, Interlinking of Rivers, Irrigation, Mahanadi, Monsoon, Precipitation, Rainfall, Rainwater Harvesting, River Basins, Rivers, Shallow Aquifers, Surface Water, Traditional Water-bodies, Water Demand, Water Management, Water Markets, Water Quality, Water Resources
Author: Kalyan Rudra
Source: Kalyan Rudra
Location / Time: India, Sunderbans, West Bengal, 2007
Difficulty Level: Expert

Groundwater information booklet of arsenic affected Murshidabad district of West Bengal

This information booklet from the Central Ground Water Board (Eastern Region) deals with groundwater related information for the arsenic infested district of Murshidabad in West Bengal . The groundwater related issues and problems the distrcit include –Read More

Groundwater quality: The problem of arsenic in the district is geogenic in origin. Arsenic in groundwater in sporadic manner has been identified in 19 blocks. A total population of 40,08,480 are residing in the risk zone. Arsenic concentration in groundwater varies from 0.001-1.85 mg/l.
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Groundwater information booklet of arsenic affected Murshidabad district of West Bengal 1.63 MB

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Groundwater information booklet of arsenic affected Murshidabad district of West Bengal	1.63 MB

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Murshidabad, WB, India
Latitude: 24.167549, Longitude: 88.271698

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Content Type: Data
Category: Agriculture, Aquifers, Arsenic, Canals, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Climate, Contamination, Deep Aquifers, Drainage, Ganga, Groundwater, Groundwater Management, Irrigation, Rainfall, River Basins, Rivers, Shallow Aquifers, Soils, Surface Water, Tanks, Traditional Water-bodies, Tubewells, Water Quality, Watershed Development
Location / Time: India, Murshidabad, West Bengal, 2007
Difficulty Level: Expert

Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India - A report by Central Ground Water Board

The report presents the dynamic groundwater resources of India based on Groundwater Estimation Committee (GEC 97) report with base year as 2004. It identifies the areas where groundwater development is at low key and the areas where groundwater development is alarmingly high. The estimation for the individual state was jointly done by the groundwater wing of the State Government and the concerned Regional Office of the Central Groundwater Board.Read More

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Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India (As of March 2004) - Central Ground Water Board	22.86 MB

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Content Type: Data
Category: Agriculture, Aquifers, Borewells, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Climate, Deep Aquifers, Ecosystems, Groundwater, Groundwater Assessment, Groundwater Management, Groundwater Recharge, Groundwater Usage, Irrigation, Monsoon, Open wells, Rainfall, River Basins, Shallow Aquifers, Traditional Water-bodies, Tubewells, Water Resources, Watershed Development, Wells
Author: Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Source: Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Location / Time: India, 1997, 2004, 2006
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

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Shallow Aquifers

Groundwater quality in shallow aquifers of India – A report by the Central Ground Water Board

Study of soil moisture movement and recharge to groundwater using tritium tagging techniques in Saharanpur - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

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Artificial recharging of an unconfined aquifer with an injection well in Ghataprabha sub-basin– A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

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Sensitivity analysis of aquifer parameters in Anantapur - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

Sustainable groundwater development through integrated watershed management for food security - A research report by ICRISAT

Location

The baseline report for the Sachetana Drinking Water Project of the Government of Karnataka (2006-2011)

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Status of groundwater in Wardha: A report from the Central Ground Water Board (2007)

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The status of water resources in West Bengal - A report by Kalyan Rudra

Groundwater information booklet of arsenic affected Murshidabad district of West Bengal

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Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India - A report by Central Ground Water Board

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