Hydrogeological component assessment for water resources management of semi-arid region: a case study of Gwalior, M.P.,
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Hydrogeological component assessment for water resources management of semi-arid region: a case study of Gwalior, M.P., India Abhishek Banerjee 1 & Prafull Singh 1 & Kamleshwar Pratap 2
Received: 19 November 2015 / Accepted: 20 October 2016 # Saudi Society for Geosciences 2016
Abstract Groundwater management is of fundamental importance to meet the rapidly expanding urban, industrial and agricultural water requirements in semi-arid areas. To assess the current rate of groundwater withdrawal and pos-sibility of recharge of potential aquifer in the semi-arid regions is essential for water management. The present study aimed to identify potential area for groundwater recharge structure in the Gwalior area based on land use, rainfall variation, hydrological component and statistical analysis. In this work, a stream survival approach was used for the assessment of water channel by using triangulated network and regression analysis to find out the correlation of individual component with reference to water management. Land use/land cover (LULC) map prepared from multispectral satellite images of the study area and used to validate the hydrological component and the results observed through the regression model shows good correlation. Therefore, immediate and effective water management schemes are required for sustainable water resource development and management in the area.
Keywords GIS . Groundwater . Remote sensing . Tin . Regression analysis . Gwalior
* Prafull Singh [email protected]; [email protected]
1
Amity Institute of Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing, Amity University-Sector 125, Noida 201303, India
2
WAPCOS, Ministry of Water Resources, Govt. of India, New Delhi 110001, India
Introduction Groundwater is considered as the main source of the water supply in semi-arid regions and the groundwater resources can hardly meet an increasing demand driven by population growth, improved living conditions, and economic development. The occurrence, movement, quantity and quality of groundwater are major concerns in the semi-arid regions, which depend on the underlying rock formations and their structural fabric, the thickness of weathered material, the topography and climatic conditions (Singh et al. 2013). To assess the current rate of groundwater withdrawal and recharge is basic pre-requisite for sustainable water resource management in the semi-arid areas. Groundwater management is of fundamental importance and its extraction and replenishment has to be monitored for sustainable growth (Sharma and Vairavamoorthy 2009). Groundwater recharge is essential to meet the rapidly expanding urban, industrial, and agricultural water requirements for the sustainable management of water resources particularly dry areas and hard rock terrains. Groundwater recharge plays a very significant role in water demand and water supply in many places around the world and Sustainable management of groundwater resources are one of the prime tasks for the future development of a nation (Mende et al. 2007). Current t
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