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Pali in the state of Rajasthan has been identified as one of the problem areas in the country where industrial and anthropogenic activities have caused serious environmental degradation. Groundwater flow model has been developed for the Pali area in Rajasthan based on MODFLOW-2000 using the preprocessor GMS and GIS database to predict the groundwater flow regime of the study area. Sensitivity analysis has been carried out using the calibrated and validated groundwater flow model considering variations in rainfall and, as a consequence, modified groundwater recharge rates. The study concludes that the variations in the water table are more prominent in the eastern side of the study area. However, the area around river Bandi remains unaffected, indicating that variation in rainfall does not have a significant impact on the post-monsoon groundwater regime in this area. The flow model developed in the study was also used to carry out analysis on the impact of different land uses and hydrogeological areas on the change in water table in post- and pre-monsoon seasons. The work presented here could be employed to develop a contaminant transport model of the area.
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Singhal, V., Goyal, R. Groundwater model to predict the impact due to textile units at Pali. Arab J Geosci 7, 5185–5192 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-013-1148-2
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