For Official Use Only CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GROUND WATER BROCHURE WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH (AAP- 2012-13) SOUTHERN REGION HYDERABAD September 2013 CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA GROUND WATER BROCHURE WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH (AAP 2012-13) By Dr. P. N. RAO SCIENTIST-D SOUTHERN REGION BHUJAL BHAWAN GSI Post, NH-IV, Faridabad, Bandlaguda Haryana, India Hyderabad – 500 068 Te: 0129-2419074 Tel: 040-24225201 Fax: 0129-2412524, 2413050 Fax: 040-24225202 Gram: Bhumijal Email:
[email protected] GROUND WATER BROCHURE WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH (AAP 2012-13) CONTENTS DISTRICT AT A GLANCE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 RAINFALL & CLIMATE 3.0 GEOMORPHOLOGY & SOIL TYPES 4.0 GROUND WATER SCENARIO 4.1 Hydrogeology 4.2 Ground Water Resources 4.3 Ground Water Quality 4.4 Status of ground water development 5.0 GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 5.1 Ground Water Development 5.2 Water Conservation & Artificial Recharge 5.3 Ground Water Related issues & Problems 6.0 GROUND WATER RELATED PROBLEMS & ISSUES 7.0 GROUND WATER QUALITY 8.0 AWARENESS & TRAINING ACTIVITY 9.0 RECOMMENDATIONS FIGURES: 1.0 Administrative divisions, Drainage, location of exploratory wells, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. 2.0 Hydrogeology, West Godavari district 3.0 Panel Diagram showing disposition of geological formations 4.0 Geological cross section 5.0 Depth to water level- Premonsoon (May, 2012) and post-monsoon (Nov, 2012). 6.0 Hydrographs of select