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Sustainable aquifer management plan for basaltic aquifer system of Jalna district, Maharashtra, India

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The Jalna district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra State, India, represents the south-eastern Deccan Volcanic Province. The district falls under the drought-prone areas programme zone of low rainfall and receives <750 mm annual precipitation from the southwest monsoon. The region has experienced severe droughts for the last couple of decades, which have adversely affected the groundwater levels and yielded potentiality of Deccan Trap basaltic aquifers. As a result, the groundwater resources in the area are under severe stress. Aquifer-wise groundwater management is one of the best solutions to overcome water demand. Keeping this in view, the aquifer-wise groundwater management plan, considering the demand and supply management, is formulated for the Jalna district. As supply-side management, a total of 198 percolation tanks and 565 check dams are proposed, which will augment additional groundwater resources to the tune of 56.55 MCM. At the same time, as a part of demand-side management, micro-irrigation techniques in 14 km2 areas of the district have been recommended, saving a total of 7.08 MCM water. Adopting this plan will store 186.53 MCM volume of groundwater and bring an additional 286.97 km2 land area under assured groundwater irrigation by constructing 11,188 dug wells and 1242 borewells. Proposed plan targets maintaining the stage of groundwater development up to 60% to sustain the assured irrigation and protect the groundwater resources of the Jalna district area for future generations.

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This work is a part of the ‘National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM)’ Programme of Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Jalshakti, DoWR, RD and GR, Govt. of India. The authors are thankful to the Chairman, CGWB, Faridabad, and Regional Director, CGWB, Nagpur, for allowing to compile and publish the work. Thanks to Dr P K Jain for his valuable guidance during the NAQUIM Program. Thanks to Kartik Dongre, Sandeep Waghmare and other Officers of the NAQUIM Program for their contribution during the fieldwork. Also, thanks to all the crew members of drilling rig units, Division-VI, CGWB, Nagpur, engaged during the drilling operations.

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  1. Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training and Research Institute (RGNGWTRI), Raipur, 492 001, India

    Bhushan R Lamsoge

  2. Department of Geology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, 440 001, India

    Abhay M Varade

  3. Central Ground Water Board, North Central Chhattisgarh Region, Raipur, India

    J R Verma

  4. Central Ground Water Board, Central Region, Nagpur, 440 001, India

    V Anu & V Venkatesam

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Bhushan R Lamsoge, Anu V, Verma J R, Venkatesam V: Conception and design of the study, NAQUIM project planning and execution, methodology adoption, fieldwork and acquisition of data. Bhushan R Lamsoge, Verma J R and Anu V: Analysis and interpretation of data, preparation of GIS maps and formulation of Aquifer Management Plan. Bhushan R Lamsoge and Abhay M Varade: Drafting and revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content.

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Lamsoge, B.R., Varade, A.M., Verma, J.R. et al. Sustainable aquifer management plan for basaltic aquifer system of Jalna district, Maharashtra, India. J Earth Syst Sci 131, 250 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-022-01992-0

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