L E G E N D GROUND WATER PROSPECTS MAP MAP UNIT GEOMORPHIC DEPTH TO RECHARGE G R O U N D W A T E R P R O S P E C T S RECHARGE GEOLOGICAL SEQUENCE / STRUCTURES ROCK TYPE UNIT / LANDFORM WATER LEVEL CONDITIONS ( PREPARED FROM SATELLITE IMAGE INTERPRETATION WITH LIMITED FIELD CHECKS ) ( HYDROGEOMORPHIC SUITABLE & UNIT ) BASED ON TYPE OF WELLS HOMOGENEITY PRE / POST- MONSOON AQUIFER MATERIAL DEPTH RANGE YIELD RANGE QUALITY OF PRIORITY REPRESENTED IN AVAILABILITY SUITABLE IN THE UNIT GROUND (AVERAGE IN METERS) OF WELLS OF WELLS WATER R E M A R K S THE MAP WITH OF WATER & SUCCESS WATER PT = PERCOLATION TANK ( SUGGESTED ) CD ( PROBLEMS / LIMITATIONS ) ALPHANUMERIC CODE ( EXPECTED ) RATE OF WELLS POTABLE (P) IRRIGATED = CHECK DAM NON - POTABLE (NP) AREA NB = NALA BUND NO. OF WELLS ( RAINFALL & OTHER LS = LOOSE SEDIMENTS DW = DUG WELL 3 RW = RECHARGE WELL ( REPRESENTED IN MIN - MAX ( PROBABILITY ) ( REPRESENTED IN OBSERVED SOURCES ) PR = PERMEABLE ROCK RW = RING WELL ( in LPM or m / day) DT = DESILTING OF TANK ( COLOUR INDICATES FIR ( INDICATE REASONS IF ( APPROX . RANGE THE MAP WITH THE MAP WITH = FISSURED ROCK BW = BORE WELL NON POTABLE ) RP = RECHARGE PIT YIELD RANGE AND FR = FRACTURED ROCK ( IN METERS ) IN PERCENTAGE ) Kilometers NUMERIC CODE ) ALPHABETIC CODE ) TW = TUBE WELL VERY HIGH SD = SUBSURFACE DYKE HATCHING INDICATE WR / = WEATHERED ROCK / DBW / = DUG CUM-BORE WELL / HIGH RS = RECHARGE SHAFT DEPTH RANGE) WM WEATHERED MATERIAL DTW DUG CUM-TUBE WELL MODERATE ST = STORAGE TANK 0 1 2 3 4 5 © IR = IMPERIVIOUS ROCK LOW SCM = SOIL CONSERVATION MEASURES SCALE - 1 : 50,000 Groundwater prospects very high RW Channel Bar No Well Observed 5-10 m 400-500 LPM Very High P Nil Not Required with high recharge potential. MURSHIDABAD DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL Excellant LS TW MAP SHEET NO. 78D/8 CB111 (CB) Recharge structures not required. " " " " " Debipur Kashiganj " Lakshminarayanpur " Dakshin Suparigola Begumpur M5 " Kamal Chak Lohari Lochanpur Nonta " Mathurapur ! " Kolan " Sahar ( " " " Bagdahar ) " Radhakantapur E Kalagachhi s Nehalla "Dhwajamati t Chhatai "Budhupara " Jiaganj (! i ! " Gopinathpur ) Khemrajpur s " ! E M6 ( " Keshabpur " M22 4/34 ( " "Durlabhpur 6/10 E o ! 4/34 ! D E Boalia 4/34 " ª " ! Srirampur Jotramandalpara p Ramnapara Palasi ! D " Kurmitola " e " Sonadanga D Naodapara Groundwater prospects very high " " " Point Bar RW Ajimganj Mothbapara D ! " No Well Observed Very Good LS 5-10 m 300-500 LPM P Nil with high recharge potential. ( ! (PB) TW Very High Not Required ( "Sonatala PB111 ! E 6/50 ! Palasi y Recharge structures not required. ( 4/34 Amaipara " ( E 4/34 " ! Sonadanga a E ! D E " Goraipur ! DEnatulibagh Amdahara Bhandara (! " ! D " " 6/34 ( d Narayanpur Pamalpur " " Akborpur " E ! E " "Ramnagar D Amritganj ! t "Tentulia ( n " Kanchanpur Mahinagar (! E Mahanandpur Moktarpur " e ! Nesta " Damodarpur ( Natungram " s " E " " ) "Bathan E e "Kumirdaha Jamalpur "Dubrikhali (! " (! r Baranda (! RW " E P E E Dighalkandi / " ) Ox-bow Lake No Well Observed LS Groundwater prospects very high "Puthiapara Kuraldanga "Naoda Very Good TW 10-15 m 200-300 LPM Nil " y Very High P Not Required Tiktipara Nesta Natkhuli n Seternahar " " (OL) with high recharge potential. " OL13 a " Maheswarpur 6/34 ) " o Recharge structures not required. D Panditbagh (! i Nasipur " ! 5/34 Lalkuthi " D 4/34 Bardarpora t E t " ! " Alluvium D Ichhabpur Natunpara a ! " " n ! ( "Sinkaipara ( "Chatra (Sand Dominant) e ! " E ( ) E m Akherighata Shibnagar s " E Firozpur r Mahimapur ! Hasnabad 5/34 " (111) " " ( e " 4/34 ) " 5/34 o i ! M21 r MehEerbagh "Bhatpara ! D Madhaipur Y ! d D D F Maniknagar Baliadanga P " a " 5/34 "Dharmpur (! Ajmatpur 4/39 " A 5/34 " ( " Katgola N Nutan " " ! ! E ! ! 4/34 i Nasipur D a D Chandpur " ( ª RW Groundwater prospects very high W ! 13 / 9 ( r Gudhia Gosaipur Cut-off Meander Aminabazar Dilfarbagh " Raghunathpur ! h " a E " Birkuchi D Very Good 10-15 m Not Required Chaipara L Very High P " " CM111 t LS TW 200-300 LPM Nil with high recharge potential. E d Jafarganj I Roshannagar (CM) a " Paharpur "Dangapara 1 Ramsagar r ! 5/34 ! a Recharge structures not required. A ( ( " " a " ! r "Shashidharpur B D E Herampur R E i "Mahimapur "Daulatpur " g Mogaltoli N Chir Gudhia a R Huiarpur " " "Ramna ) h E " (! 9/34 Ichchhaganj Kopasdanga ) B T " "Chandrain Hulaspur RW ! " E / Meander Scar 6 / 3 Groundwater prospects very high D S Bhatpara Heachhangra i " Dangapara " Good LS TW 10-15 m 200-250 LPM High P Nil Not Required " " Ishannagar MS111 l (MS) with high recharge potential. A " 5 Dahapara 4/34 ! ! ( g E Hasanpur Recharge structures not required. D Raja Gouribagh " Ramipur E u Katra " Begamnagar Bazar (! " )" Tekaraypur Ramdaspur " H " " " M16 E 5/34 Rampur ! 3/53 Rambhadrapur ! " ª (! " D Mangalpara "Indradanga " 5/34 4/38 "Azimsarai E " Singa Naodapara Hasimpur (! Murshidabad " Bati D! " " E ª! " Kasbagoas " Gobindpur "Akulnagar Elahiganj " " ! NP Areas with high Arsenic and Iron " ! ) Paharpur Indradanga D ! ( Flood Plain 6 / 4 " 4/34 ( Modhabpur (As & Fe) " E FP111 Very Good LS TW >150 m >800 LPM Very High 24 Not Required concentration.Potable water "Birtala " Girinagar E Topkhana "Palasdanga " (FP) 1 Borakhuli "Balumati [At shallow Lalbag " ! " available at depth range above150m. Kadamsarif ( Darapnagar Majlispur B "Chakjama 10/34 " " Hajidanga "Shishpara depth] " h ! E )" D a " "Mathurapur Boliya i " r Pilkhana (! a Lainagar b Beharapkhana 4/34 " Khusabagh " Mobijhil E N " "Ranjitpara 5/34 ! Chainpara " D a d " Char ! ! Hajirpara 5/34 i NP ( "KhuniapukDur " Hasanpur ! Areas with high Arsenic and Iron Chaitarpur ! Boroaha ( Flood Plain 6 / 4 " Ranjitpara " E " " D )Ï" " (As & Fe) Muldanga Prasadpur) Sultanpur IslamEpur FP111 Very Good LS TW >80 m 500-600 LPM Very High 25 Not Required concentration.Potable water " " Khamarpara (FP) 1 " [At shallow i ! " ) available at depth range above 80m. 10/34 CM111 ( "Gouripur ) Dighirpahar d Kaladanga " ! E Chhaygnari depth] D a Humayun " N "Manjri ! Ruhia 4/34 6/55 5/34 ( " i ! ! ! Harishpur E D ª Enserpara n h D " " 4/34 t Kumarpara 4/34 4/34 o " " ! i a Talpukur SH 11 D " ! Hanribhanga ! t Kushbagh r D D " i 5/34 a Sohoratuli (! g Chiranpur Bhairabpur " ! Alluvium a " " D Sundalpur 4/34 m Backswamp Areas of low groundwater potential. E " r h Chanagha!t 5/34 4/34 " ! BS12 (Clay Dominant) No Well Observed LS TW 60-70 m 40-50 LPM P Nil Belun D Daulatabag D o Poor Low Not Required B " ! 5/34 Harharia " (BS) Better potential at greater depths. " Hanumantanagar F ) Ayesbagh D " 4/28 ! Chak Dighirpahar (12) Chandpur ! D Gouripur ) Maragoar a " (! " " ª " Gokulpur e Nutangram " w " Bagichapara n " E t "Kevatala e Binpara Ghospara Tiktikipara a " " " 5/34 (! c ! K ( ! Kulberiya / " Sadipur o D E 4/21 " ! l E ( Baliharpur a Naoda r " Chainpara Maharajpu!r 5/34 " o " " Sanyasipara E Bali " ª Sarsabad ! u H " " 5C/34 Ramchandrapur " ) D h " 4/34 ho ) s NP Rameshsarpur Chhutpur ! to 4/34 Alluvium Alluvial Plain Areas with high Arsenic and Iron e ! 5/34 " D B n 7 / 4 RW t D ! 6/34 h ! i (As & Fe) Nisabbagh 4/34 ! D a D APY113 (Sand and Silt) Younger Good LS 100-120 m 400-500 LPM High 57 concentration.Potable water i a " r h TW " ! D " a 98 [At shallow Low available at depth range above 100m. Ghasipur b L (APY) Baramganj D Panchananpur C (113) R "Goramgari " / iv depth] Sanjashdanga o Bahadurpur " e ! h Saidabaa Kalopukur ( t " "Mahammadpur r " " E Dhanaipur Madanpur g y Chandkhali Chotta a " Basantpur " Ghuni " ) 6/34 l Kalikapur " Nutunpara Baniakhali b Gorabasa Gorabasa " r (! Jan " " 5/34 D! " " a Barbatpur " m E Mohammadpur " 6/34 ! ! a Khagra Cassim " ( ! D E r Benidaspur D " ( Bazar Bazar Sibpur E A 3/34 )" Khashpur " Ruharpara / " ! " " " D "Hatinagar Usta (! Dadpur Nidhinagar a Alluvium RW Areas of very high groundwater " " (! M9 r Abandoned Channel Nimtala E )" Gangaprasad Sarshbad AC13 (Sand,Silt & Clay) No Well Observed Very Good LS TW 10-15 m P Nil potential at shallow depth.Most Hatinagar " u 250-300 LPM Very High Not Required DurandarEpur (AC) Bazar APY113 Motinagar " k " "Colony (13) suitable for extraction of groundwater. Chuodanga s Nagpara " " "Gopinathpur Kasari n Tekuna " M2 a Bazar "Gordighi Jhanjha Harirampur "Madanpur P " (! "Gordighi " Gobindapur E Shanagar Jibounaga Gokulpur " Sibdanga " (! " " " Kalupur Banjetia E Gurudaspur " " F " Ovirampur F " Hikumpur " Ramkrishnapur These are fault / fracture zones, which generally act as conduits for movement of ground water in hard rocks. Along these zones, the yields are significantly higher and wells are likely to be sustainable for longer duration. However, the inferred fractures need to be confirmed by detailed ground surveys. ) " 4/34(! ! 4/34 Baliadanga D Shankarpur Char i ! E " (! " d D " Syampur "Modapur Mull Patharghata 4/34 " a E ! N Azazl (! Durganagar 4/34 D Madopur " "4/34 " " a Salamatpur Nandanpur ! D D Q Q P P r E ! " D Syamnagar b D P These are dykes, quartz reefs and pegmatite veins, which generally act as barriers for ground water movement. " o 6/34 D D Q Q P G 10/34 (! Saharbasa 4/34 ! " ! D E " ) Kumaripur D Badarpur Kharsadanga Hazipara D! " 4/34 " ! " Baharampur ) )" 5/34 D 10/34 4/34 Bochadanga " 9/33 ! ! D! )Ï" D D " Fatehpur Tulsipur Kaludiar N.B.-The depth range and yield range of wells may vary within the unit because of certain inhomogeneities. Fractures/Lineaments which are clearly observed / inferred from the satellite image are indicated on the map. There could be some obscured fractures which also influence the ground water prospects. ! " (! " Udaynaga!r Maheshpur "Dharampur DGora 10/35 ( " E Locations of the recharge structures shown in the map are tentative. This map is useful for narrowing down the target zones,and exact location on the ground for wells and recharge structures should be identified based on follow-up ground hydrogeological/geophysical surveys.