Draft Report क� द्र�यभू�म �ल बो जल संसाधन, नद� �वकास और गंगा संर�ण मंत्रा 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 Katol and Narkhed Taluka, Nagpur District, Maharashtra (Part-I) म鵍ा �ेत, नागपुर Central Region, Nagpur PART-I AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS, KATOL AND NARKHED TALUKA, NAGPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA CONTRIBUTORS’ Principal Authors Dr. Bhushan R. Lamsoge : Senior Hydrogeologist/ Scientist-D J. R. Verma : Scientist-D Supervision & Guidance D. Subba Rao : Regional Director Dr. P .K. Jain : Supdtg. Hydrogeologist Hydrogeology, GIS maps and Management Plan Dr. Bhushan R. Lamsoge : Senior Hydrogeologist/ Scientist-D J. R. Verma : Scientist-D Rahul R. Shende : Assistant Hydrogeologist Groundwater Exploration Dr. Bhushan R. Lamsoge : Senior Hydrogeologist B. N. Warke : Junior Hydrogeologist/ Scientist-D Pornima Barahate : Junior Hydrogeologist /Scientist-B Chemical Analysis Dr. Devsharan Verma : Scientist B (Chemist) Dr. Rajni Kant Sharma : Scientist B (Chemist) T. Dinesh Kumar : Assistant Chemist PART-I AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS, KATOL AND NARKHED TALUKA, NAGPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA 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 Data Gap Identification ............................................................................................................ 4 1.6 Rainfall And Climate ................................................................................................................. 4 1.7 Physiography ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.8 Geomorphology ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.9 Land Use, Soil, Land Use, Agriculture, Irrigation and Cropping Pattern .................................. 7 1.10 Hydrology and Drainage: ....................................................................................................... 13 1.11 Prevailing Water Conservation and Recharge Practices ........................................................ 15 2 DATA COLLECTION AND GENERATION .................................................................................. 15 2.1 Data Collection and Compilation ........................................................................................... 15 2.2 Data Generation ..................................................................................................................... 16 3 Data Interpretation, Integration and Aquifer Mapping.......................................................... 18 3.1 Geology .................................................................................................................................. 18 3.2 Hydrogeology ......................................................................................................................... 19 3.3 Geophysical Survey (VES) ....................................................................................................... 22 3.4 Ground Water Dynamics ........................................................................................................ 24 3.5 Ground Water Quality ............................................................................................................ 34 3.6 3-D and 2-D Aquifer Disposition ............................................................................................ 36 3.7 Aquifer Characteristics ........................................................................................................... 40 4 Ground Water Resources ..................................................................................................... 47 4.1 Ground Water Resources – Aquifer-I ..................................................................................... 47 4.2 Ground Water Resources – Aquifer-II and Aquifer-III ............................................................ 49 5 GROUND WATER RELATED ISSUES ........................................................................................ 53 5.1 Orange/Sweet lime Cultivation as a Cash Crop ..................................................................... 53 5.2 Over Exploitation of Ground Water ....................................................................................... 54 5.3 Traditional and Micro Irrigation Techniques ......................................................................... 55 6 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ................................................................................................. 57 6.1 Aquifer Management Plan for Katol Taluka ........................................................................... 57 6.2 Aquifer Management Plan for Narkhed Taluka ..................................................................... 62 6.3 Sum-up ................................................................................................................................... 64 LIST OF FIGURES Fig. 1.1a & b: Index & Administrative map, Katol and Narkhed Taluka, Nagpur District ........................ 3 Fig 1.2: Locations of Existing Exploratory Wells and Ground Water Monitoring Wells. ......................... 4 Fig. 1.3: Physiography, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ......................................................... 9 Fig. 1.4: Geomorphology, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ................................................... 10 Fig. 1.5: Landuse, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ................................................................ 11 Fig. 1.6: Soil, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ....................................................................... 12 Fig. 1.7: Drainage, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district............................................................... 14 Fig.2.1: Locations of Exploratory Wells Ground Water Monitoring Wells ............................................. 17 Fig.2.2: Locations of Micro Level Hydrogeological Data Acquisition Wells ........................................... 17 Fig. 3.1: Geology with basaltic flows, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ................................. 20 Fig. 3.2: Hydrogeology, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district....................................................... 21 Fig. 3.3: Locations of geophysical surveys (VES) conducted, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district23 Fig. 3.4: Shallow Aquifer-I, Depth to Water Level (pre-monsoon May-2016) ....................................... 26 Fig. 3.5: Shallow Aquifer-I, Depth to Water Level (Post-monsoon Nov.-2015) ..................................... 26 Fig. 3.6: Deeper Aquifer-II, Depth to Water Level (Pre-monsoon May-2016) ....................................... 27 Fig. 3.7: Deeper Aquifer-II, Depth to Water Level (Post-monsoon Nov-2015) ...................................... 27 Fig 3.8: Pre -monsoon decadal water level trend (2006-15) ................................................................. 28 Fig 3.9 : Post-monsoon decadal water level trend (2006-15) ................................................................ 28 Fig 3.10a: Hydrograph (2006-15), Chargaon, Katol taluka, Nagpur district ........................................... 29 Fig 3.10b: Hydrograph (2006-15), Kondhali, Katol taluka, Nagpur district ............................................ 30 Fig 3.10c: Hydrograph (2006-15), Kondhali, Katol taluka, Nagpur district ............................................ 30 Fig 3.10d: Hydrograph (2011-15), Ringnabodi, Katol taluka, Nagpur district ........................................ 30 Fig 3.10e: Hydrograph (2006-15), Narkhed, Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ....................................... 31 Fig 3.10f: Hydrograph (2006-15), Lohara, Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district .......................................... 31 Fig 3.10g: Hydrograph (2007-15), Sawargaon, Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ................................... 31 Fig 3.10h: Hydrograph (2006-15), Jamgaon (Bk) Pz, Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district .......................... 32 Fig 3.10i: Hydrograph (2006-15), Rohna, Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ........................................... 32 Fig 3.10j: Hydrograph (2006-15), Raulgaon EW, Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ................................ 32 33 Fig. 3.11: Ground water flow, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ............................................ 33 Fig. 3.12: Ground water quality, Aquifer-I, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ........................ 35 Fig. 3.13: Aquifer-II, Iso conductivity, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district................................. 35 Fig. 3.14 a: Sub surface Aquifer disposition based on litholog, Katol and Narkhed taluka, Nagpur district ....................................................................................................................................