Seawater Intrusion in the Coastal Alluvial Aquifers of the Mahanadi Delta
This book aims to clarify the issue of groundwater in coastal saline environment management. It serves as a reference to scientists, engineers, and decision makers who might use it to improve resource management practice and cooperation in the delta regio
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Prakash Chandra Naik
Seawater Intrusion in the Coastal Alluvial Aquifers of the Mahanadi Delta 123
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Prakash Chandra Naik
Seawater Intrusion in the Coastal Alluvial Aquifers of the Mahanadi Delta
123
Prakash Chandra Naik Bhubaneswar India
ISSN 2194-7244 ISSN 2194-7252 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology ISBN 978-3-319-66510-8 ISBN 978-3-319-66511-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-66511-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950250 © The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
While planning for the coastal zone management, the groundwater component of the vulnerable zone is invariably ignored or neglected, as it is invisible from the surface and needs indirect as well as modern scientific technologies to understand. It is needless to say that the Mahanadi deltaic region is very thickly populated and people depend on the groundwater for their domestic use, as surface water is insufficient particularly during summer, very often polluted, and many areas are submerged by saline water. Frequent floods and cyclones also contaminate the surface water. The groundwater of the area is contaminated both vertically and laterally by the ingress of seawater in various degrees. Many organisations work independently in this area without any coordination with each other. Everybody withdraws water from the subsurface on his or her own will, assuming that the resource is unlimited and without realising the consequences of such abuse to the precious resource. Over the years, the po
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