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GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT STATUS IN LAKSHADWEEP—A CASE STUDY
Groundwater is the only source of fresh water for the Islanders in Lakshadweep. A proper understanding of the groundwater status is important in order to meet the increasing demand due to growing population and urbanization, and to formulate future development and management strategies. In this context, principal hydrogeologic units, water table fluctuation pattern, general groundwater potential, existing groundwater withdrawal structures and draft, water quality, etc., have been studied in one of the inhabited islands namely, Agatti Island. Groundwater occurs under phreatic condition and seawater is in hydraulic continuity with the groundwater as evidenced by the tidal influence in almost all the wells. Groundwater level fluctuation due to tidal influence varies from 0.15m to 0.26m depending on the distance of the well from the coast. The stage of groundwater development is found to have reached more than 77 %. As the area has reached ‘semi-critical’ level of groundwater development, various management strategies have been suggested.
GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT STATUS IN LAKSHADWEEP—A CASE STUDY
Groundwater is the only source of fresh water for the Islanders in Lakshadweep. A proper understanding of the groundwater status is important in order to meet the increasing demand due to growing population and urbanization, and to formulate future development and management strategies. In this context, principal hydrogeologic units, water table fluctuation pattern, general groundwater potential, existing groundwater withdrawal structures and draft, water quality, etc., have been studied in one of the inhabited islands namely, Agatti Island. Groundwater occurs under phreatic condition and seawater is in hydraulic continuity with the groundwater as evidenced by the tidal influence in almost all the wells. Groundwater level fluctuation due to tidal influence varies from 0.15m to 0.26m depending on the distance of the well from the coast. The stage of groundwater development is found to have reached more than 77 %. As the area has reached ‘semi-critical’ level of groundwater development, various management strategies have been suggested.
GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT STATUS IN LAKSHADWEEP—A CASE STUDY
Narasimha Prasad, N. B. (author) / Hameed, E. Abdul (author) / Sivakumar, B. (author) / Michael, Santo (author)
ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering ; 12 ; 25-36
2006-01-01
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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