Hydrologic and Hydrogeologic Characterization of a Deltaic Aquifer System in Orissa, Eastern India |
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Authors: | S Mohanty Madan K Jha Ashwani Kumar S K Jena |
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Affiliation: | (1) Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, 751 023, Orissa, India;(2) AgFE Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 721 302, West Bengal, India |
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Abstract: | The present study focuses on the in-depth hydrologic and hydrogeologic analyses of Kathajodi-Surua Inter-basin within the
Mahanadi deltaic system of Orissa, eastern India to explore the possibility of enhanced and sustainable groundwater supply.
The results of 6 years (2001–2006) streamflow analysis indicated that the river flow is highly seasonal and it reduces to
almost no flow during summer seasons. Land use map of the study area for the monsoon (Kharif) and post-monsoon (Rabi) seasons was developed by remote sensing technique and runoff estimation was done by curve number method. The runoff estimated
for the 20-year period (1990–2009) varied from a minimum of 10.2% of the total monsoon rainfall in 1995 to a maximum of 43.3%
in 2003. The stratigraphy analysis indicated that a leaky confined aquifer comprising medium to coarse sand exists at depths
of 15 to 50 m and has a thickness of 20 to 55 m. The analysis of pumping test data at 9 sites by Aquifer-Test software indicated
that the aquifer hydraulic conductivity ranges from 11.3 to 96.8 m/day, suggesting significant aquifer heterogeneity. Overall
groundwater flow is from north-west to south-east direction. There is a 5 to 6 m temporal variation and 3 to 4 m spatial variation
of groundwater levels over the basin. The rainfall-groundwater dynamics and stream-aquifer interaction in the river basin
were studied by correlation analysis of groundwater level with weekly rainfall and river stage. The correlation between the
weekly rainfall and weekly groundwater level was found to vary from ‘poor’ to ‘fair’ (r = 0.333 to 0.659). In contrast, the weekly groundwater level was found to be strongly correlated with the weekly river stage
(r = 0.686 to 0.891). The groundwater quality was found suitable for both irrigation and drinking purposes. It is recommended
that a simulation-cum-optimization modeling following an integrated approach is essential for efficient utilization of groundwater
resources in the study area. |
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