Draft Report क� द्र�यू�म भ जल बोड셍 जल संसाधन, नद� �वकास और गंगा संर�ण मंत्रालय भारत सरकार Central Ground Water Board Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Government of India Report on AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN Chopda, Raver & Yaval Talukas Jalgaon District, Maharashtra (Part-I) म鵍य �ेत्र, नागपुर Central Region, Nagpur Zzzz/AMP/2017 – for official use only भारत सरकार PART -I Government of India जल संसाधन, नदी विकास एिं गंगा संरक्षण मंत्रालय Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation केन्द्रीय भूवमजल बो셍ड CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD Aquifer Maps and Ground Water Management Plan जलभृत न啍शे तथा भूजल प्रबंधन योजना CHOPDA, RAVER & YAVAL Talukas, JALGAON District, Maharashtra चोपडा, रािेर तथा यािल तालुका, वजला जलगांि, महाराष्ट्र मध्य क्षेत्र, नागपुर/ Central Region, Nagpur फेब्रुिरी / February 2017 PART-I AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS, CHOPDA, RAVER AND YAVAL TALUKAS, JALGAON DISTRICT MAHARASHTRA STATE CONTRIBUTORS’ Principal Authors Rahul R. Shende : Assistant Hydrogeologist J. R. Verma : Scientist-D Supervision & Guidance D. Subba Rao : Regional Director Dr. P.K. Jain : Supdtg. Hydrogeologist Hydrogeology, GIS maps and Management Plan J. R. Verma : Scientist-D Rahul R. Shende : Assistant Hydrogeologist PART-I AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS, CHOPDA, RAVER AND YAVAL TALUKAS, JALGAON DISTRICT MAHARASHTRA STATE CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Objective and Scope ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Approach and Methodology .................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Study area............................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Data Adequacy and Data Gap Analysis: ................................................................................. 3 1.5 Rainfall and Climate ............................................................................................................... 4 1.6 Physiography .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Geomorphology...................................................................................................................... 5 1.8 Land Use, Agriculture, Irrigation and Cropping Pattern ......................................................... 6 1.9 Hydrology and Drainage ......................................................................................................... 7 1.10 Prevailing Water Conservation and Recharge Practices ........................................................ 9 2 DATA COLLECTION AND GENERATION ................................................................................ 10 2.1 Data Collection and Compilation.......................................................................................... 10 2.2 Data Generation ................................................................................................................... 10 3 Data Interpretation, Integration and Aquifer Mapping ........................................................ 11 3.1 Hydrogeology ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Occurrence of Ground Water in Bazada .............................................................................. 12 3.3 Occurrence of Ground Water in Alluvium ............................................................................ 12 3.4 Occurrence of Ground Water in Basalt ................................................................................ 12 3.5 Water Level Scenario ............................................................................................................ 13 3.6 Ground Water Quality .......................................................................................................... 19 3.7 3-D and 2-D Aquifer Disposition ........................................................................................... 20 3.8 Aquifer Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 23 4 Ground Water Resources.................................................................................................... 31 4.1 Ground Water Resources – Aquifer-I ................................................................................... 31 4.2 Ground Water Resources – Aquifer-II and Aquifer-III .......................................................... 34 5 GROUND WATER RELATED ISSUES ...................................................................................... 35 5.1 Cash Crop Cultivation ........................................................................................................... 35 5.2 Over Exploitation .................................................................................................................. 35 5.3 Deeper Water Levels ............................................................................................................ 36 5.4 Declining Water Levels ......................................................................................................... 36 5.5 De-saturated Granular Zones ............................................................................................... 36 5.6 Micro Irrigation Techniques ................................................................................................. 37 6 Management Strategy ........................................................................................................ 38 6.1 Aquifer Management plan for Chopda Taluka ..................................................................... 38 6.2 Aquifer Management plan for Raver Taluka ........................................................................ 39 6.3 Aquifer Management plan for Yaval Taluka ......................................................................... 44 7 Sum-Up .............................................................................................................................. 45 Fig.1.1: Location Map of the area .......................................................................................................... 3 Fig.1.2: Physiography ............................................................................................................................. 5 Fig.1.3: Geomorphology ......................................................................................................................... 6 Fig.1.4: Land Use .................................................................................................................................... 7 Fig.1.5: Irrigation .................................................................................................................................... 7 Fig.1.6: Drainage and Hydrology ............................................................................................................ 8 Fig. 3.1: Hydrogeology .......................................................................................................................... 11 Fig. 3.2: Premonsoon Depth to Water Level (May 2014) ..................................................................... 13 Fig. 3.3: Postmonsoon Depth to Water Level (Nov. 2014) ................................................................... 14 Fig. 3.4: Premonsoon Water Table Elevation (May 2014) ................................................................... 14 Fig. 3.5: Water Level Fluctuation (May to Nov. 2014) ......................................................................... 15 Fig. 3.6: Decadal Premonsoon Water Level Trend (1985-1994) .......................................................... 16 Fig. 3.7: Decadal Premonsoon Water Level Trend (1995-2004) .......................................................... 16 Fig. 3.8: Decadal Premonsoon Water Level Trend (2005-2014) .......................................................... 17 Fig. 3.9: Premonsoon Depth to Water Level (2015) – Deeper Aquifer ................................................ 18 Fig. 3.10: Postmonsoon Depth to Water Level (2015) – Deeper Aquifer ............................................ 19 Fig. 3.9: Distribution of EC in Shallow Aquifer. .................................................................................... 20 Fig. 3.10: Distribution of EC in Deeper Aquifer. ................................................................................... 20 Fig. 3.10: 3-D Fence Diagram showing aquifer disposition. ................................................................. 22 Fig. 3.11: Hydrogeological Section A-A’ ............................................................................................... 24 Fig. 3.12: Hydrogeological Section B-B’ ................................................................................................ 25 Fig. 3.13: Hydrogeological Section C-C’ ................................................................................................ 26 Fig.3.14: Total Alluvium Thickness. ...................................................................................................... 27 Fig.3.15: Disposition of Aquifer -I. .......................................................................................................