Hydrogeological and hydrochemical framework of regional aquifer system in Kali-Ganga sub-basin, India |
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| Authors: | Asad Umar R Umar M S Ahmad |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geology, A.M.U., Aligarh, India Fax: +91-571-400528, IN |
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| Abstract: | The central Ganga Basin is one of the major groundwater reservoirs in India. The Kali-Ganga sub-basin is a micro watershed
of the central Ganga Basin, containing a number of productive aquifers. A detailed hydrogeological investigation was carried
out, which reveals the occurrence of a single-tier aquifer system down to 163 m bgl (metres below ground level), but at places
it is interleaved with clay layers; thus imparting it a two-to three-tier aquifer system. These aquifers are unconfined to
confined in disposition. The transmissivity, storage coefficient and hydraulic conductivity are determined as 2178 m2/day, 1.12×10–5 and 120 m/day, respectively. The groundwater of the basin is fresh, of an alkali-bicarbonate type and is suitable for irrigation
and domestic use. However, in certain areas, extensive agricultural activities, and domestic and industrial effluents have
caused some deterioration of groundwater quality. This study contains data of where the concentration of Fe, Pb, Cd, Cr and
Ni are higher than the permissible limits, which may be hazardous to public health.
Received: 2 March 2000 · Accepted: 3 July 2000 |
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| Keywords: | Aquifer parameter Aquifer system Kali-Ganga Water quality |
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