Aurangabad District, Bihar State
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1 भूजल सूचना पुस्तिका औरंगाबाद जिला, बबहार Ground Water Information Booklet Aurangabad District, Bihar State 84° 15' 84° 30' ADMINISTRATIVE MAP J A H A N A B A D AURANGABAD DISTRICT, BIHAR SCALE 0 5 10 15 20 KM Daudnagar Hanspura Punpun N. 25° 25° 0' 0' Goh N R O H T A S Punpun N. W E Barun Obra Madar N. S O N E R I V E R S Rafiganj G A Y A 24° AURANGABAD 24° 45' Barki Nala 45' NH-2 Keshar N. Tekari N. Madar N. Adri N. Madanpur Ramrekha N. Deo Punpun N. Batane N. LEGEND Jharhi N. State Boundary Nabinagar Kutumba District Boundary Block Boundary Block Head Quarter Road 24° River 24° 30' 30' J H A R K H A N D Railway 84° 15' 84° 30' Central Ground water Board केन्द्रीय भूमिजल बो셍ड Ministry of Water Resources जल संसाधन िंत्रालय (Govt. of India) (भारत सरकार) Mid-Eastern Region Patna म鵍य-पूर्वी क्षेत्र पटना ससतंबर 2013 September 2013 GWIB | Aurangabad 1 2 PREPARED BY - Sri S. Sahu Sc. C GWIB | Aurangabad 2 3 CONTENTS Page No. DISTRICT AT A GLANCE 7-8 1.0 INTRODUCTION 9-16 Location, Area and Administrative Details 9-11 Basin/Sub-Basin and Drainage 11-11 Water use habits 11-12 Agriculture and Irrigation Practices 12-14 Ahar-Pyne system of irrigation 14-15 Status of agriculture and irrigation 15-16 Studies/Activities carried by CGWB 16-16 2.0 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 16-17 3.0 GEOMORPHOLOGY 17-19 Physiography 17-18 Soil 18-19 4.0 GROUND WATER SCENARIO 19-25 Water Bearing Formations 19-21 Depth to Water Level 22-23 Ground Water Quality 23-24 Ground Water Resources 25-25 5.0 GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 26-27 Ground Water Development 26-26 Design and construction of tube wells 26-26 5.3 Water Conservation and Artificial Recharge 27-27 6.0 GROUND WATER RELATED ISSUES AND RELATED 27-27 PROBLEMS 7.0 MASS AWARENESS AND TRAINING PROGRAMME 27-27 8.0 AREA NOTIFIED BY CENTRAL GROUND WATER 27-27 AUTHORITY/ STATE GROUND WATER AUTHORITY 9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 27-28 GWIB | Aurangabad 3 4 LIST OF TABLES Table No. Title Page No. Table 1 Details of administrative units. 9-9 Table 2 Statistics of population census 2001 and 2011 for Aurangabad 11-11 district, Bihar. Table 3 Duration and crops harvested in different seasons in Aurangabad 15-15 district, Bihar. Table 4 Agriculture and Irrigation status in Aurangabad district of Bihar 15-15 (Area in ha). Table 5 Ground water quality parameters and their BIS norms. 23-23 Table 6 Ground water quality in Aurangabad district (year 2011) 24-24 Table 7 Stage of ground water development of Aurangabad District as on 25-25 31st March 2009. Table 8 Proposed Model of DTWs in Aurangabad District. 26-26 Table 9 Proposed slot openings for tube wells in Aurangabad District. 26-26 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Title Page No. No. Figure 1 The map of Aurangabad district with administrative details. 10-10 Figure 2 (A) Average monthly rainfall in mm for Aurangabad district. (B) 17-17 Trend in annual rainfall distribution observed during last 10 years (2000-2011) in the district. Figure 3 Surface elevation contour map of Aurangabad district. Mostly, the 18-18 district is covered in the elevation range of 80-140 m amsl. Figure 4 Hydrogeological map of the Aurangabad district depicting various 20-20 formations and their probable groundwater yield capability. Figure 5 (a) Hydrogeological transect in north-south direction from 21-21 Charan Kalan to Kutumba. It depicts two aquifers within ~100 m depth merging towards north. (b) The hydrogeological transect in GWIB | Aurangabad 4 5 west-east direction at abouth central parts of the district. It shows two considerably potential aquifers merging at the central parts of the section. The eastern parts of the transect around Aurangabad proper and further east shows dominance of clay with hardly any sand zone. Figure 6 (a) Depth to water level map of pre- (b) post-monsoon for 22-22 Aurangabad district in SBP. The map displays the autoflow condition in the district at its southwestern corner. Figure 7 Ground water resource availability in ‘m’ per unit area of 25-25 Aurangabad vs Bihar state. LIST OF PLATES Plate No. Title Page No. Plate 1 Rich rice cultivation in Aurangabad district during the summer. 12-12 Plate 2 (a) Photo of barrage on Sone River at Indrapuri. The Eastern 12-12 Canal System from barrage provides irrigation water in parts of western South Bihar Plains. (b) Canal water in Aurangabad and irrigation for winter paddy and Dal crops. Plate 3 Lift irrigation from streams/rivers in Aurangabad district. 13-13 Plate 4 (a) Small barrage on the river Kasma, from which a small canal 13-13 (also known as Pyne) goes for irrigation (west to the photograph). (b) Check dam on the river Ramrekha on way from Amba to Deo, still makes a small reservoir in the month of February, assuring irrigation for the adjoining agricultural lands. Plate 5 Rehat system for groundwater irrigation from dug well (at Amba) 14-14 in Aurangabad district in the South Bihar Plain. Plate 6 (a) Phograph showing electric operated diesel pump drawing 14-14 water from the dug well. (b) Water transported to long distance for irrigation from bore well fitted with pump. Plate 7 A small Arar in Kutumba block of Aurangabad district. 14-14 Plate 8 Granitic gneiss exposures near Amba. Artificial pond near the 18-18 GWIB | Aurangabad 5 6 mound holding water during the month of November 2011. Plate 9 Older Alluvial soil displaying calcretized zone near Kasma. 19-19 Plate 10 Autoflow-well at Tetaria more in Nabinagar block. 23-23 Plate 11 (a) Defluoridation plant installed with a tube well in Aurangabad 24-24 district. (b) A case of mottled teeth in a child (Erki village). (c) & (d) Child with skeletal fluorosis and abnormal growth of body and mind (Erki village). GWIB | Aurangabad 6 7 GROUNDWATER INFORMATION BOOKLET AURANGABAD DISTRICT DISTRICT AT A GLANCE Sl. No. Statistics 1. GENERAL INFORMATION I. Geographical Area (Sq. Km.) 3389 Administrative Divisions Aurangabad Daudnagar II. Population (As per 2011 Census) Total: 2,540,073 Rural: 2,303,219 Urban: 236,854 III. Average Annual Rainfall (mm) 1106 2 GEOMORPHOLOGY Major Physiographic Units Quaternary alluvium, Granite-gneiss Major Drainages Punpun River 3 LAND USE a) Forest Area 111** b) Net Area Sown 1393 sq. km ** c) Cultivable Area 1393 sq. km** 4 MAJOR SOIL TYPES Loam, silty loam, weathered residuum 5 AREA UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS Rice-1690 km2, wheat-643 km2 (2007-08, Economic Survey 2011) 6 IRRIGATION BY DIFFERENT SOURCES (Areas and Number of Structures) Dug wells 4759, 28.55 km2 (2001 MI Census) Tube wells/Bore wells 11715, 117 km2 (2001 MI Census) Tanks/ponds 30 km2 * Canals 1150 km2 * Other Sources 460 km2 * Net Irrigated Area 1820 km2 * Gross Irrigated Area 1940 km2 * 7 NUMBER OF GROUND WATER MONITERING WELLS OF CGWB ( As on 31-03-2012) No. of Dug wells 9 No. of Piezometers Nil 8 PREDOMINANT GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS Quaternary Alluvium 9 HYDROGEOLOGY Major water bearing formations Sand zones in Quaternary Alluvium, weathered zone and fracture zones Pre-monsoon Depth to water level during 2011 2.22–12.23 m bgl Post-monsoon Depth to water level during 2011 0.53–9.3 m bgl Long term water level trend in last 10 yrs (1997 –2011) No Significant Decline in m/yr 10 GROUND WATER EXPLORATION BY CGWB (As on 31-03-2007) No. of well drilled (EW,OW, PZ, SH, Total) 1 EW, 2 OW Depth Range (m) 101-135 m bgl Discharge (m/s) 30-40 m3/hr Storativity (s) 16-28.5 Transmissitivity (m2/day) 0.0111 11 GROUND WATER QUALITY Fresh and potable Presence of Chemical constituents more than the Fluoride permissible limit (e.g.EC, F, As, F) Type of Water Na-HCO3 GWIB | Aurangabad 7 8 12 DYNAMIC GROUND WATER RESOURCES (2009) IN ha.m Annual Replenishible Ground Water Resources 103150 Net Annual Ground Water Draft 21132 Projected Demand for Domestic and Industrial Uses 6464 up to 2025 Stage of Ground Water Development 23.2 % 13 AWARENESS AND TRAINING ACTIVITY Mass Awareness Programme Organized Nil Date Nil Place Nil No. of Participants Nil 14 EFFORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE AND Nil RAINWATER HARVESTING Projects Completed By CGWB (No. Amount Spent) Nil Projects Under Technical Guidance of CGWB Nil (Numbers) 15 GROUND WATER CONTROL AND REGULATION No. of oE Blocks Nil No. of Critical Blocks Nil No. of Blocks Notified Nil 16 MAJOR GROUND WATER PROBLEMS AND Ground water scarcity and fluoride ISSUES contamination Note: Latest available data may be incorporated *Source: Directorate of Statistics and Evaluation, Bihar (1998-99) ** 2010-11 GWIB | Aurangabad 8 9 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Location, Area and Administrative Details Aurangabad is one of the 38 districts in Bihar. It is one of the 5 districts of Magadh division. The head quarter of the district is Aurangabad. The district with a geographical area of 3389 Km2 between the longitudes of 840 00’- 840 45’ E and latitudes of 240 30’ -250 15’ N is located in the South Bihar Plains (SBP) and constitute a part of the marginal alluvial plains of Ganga Basin. The Sone River forms the western boundary of the district and at the southern boundary lays the Chhotanagpur Granitic Gneissic Complex (CGGC) of Jharkhnad state, which forms a part of the peninsular India (Fig 1).