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Three-dimensional mathematical representation of territorial subsurface water flow is a worthwhile contribution to the regulation and governing of underwater reserves as they provide the components of hydrological processes as well as the flow of water in an aquifer. An attempt is made in applying this type of modeling study in the Palar river basin, Thirukkazhukundram block, southern India, which is chosen as the study area. The research area is signalized by multiple aquifer system consumed for agrarian and intake purposes. This model is having two vertical layers of the zonal type which prompts subsurface water flow over an area of 229 km2 with 34 rows and 40 columns with a size of 500m2 grids for elaborate study. The model was initiated in a steady and intermittent state utilizing a finite difference approximation of the three-dimensional partial differential groundwater flow equation in the concerned aquifer from Jan 2017 to Dec 2019. The pattern is designed in calibrating constant and transitory conditions. There is always a sensible match between the worked-out and spotted heads. As per the obtained modeling output, the aquifer is noted to be stable with the acquired pumping rate. The transient model is expected to work out until the period 2022. This model is helpful in forecasting the active groundwater flow under various pumping tests also, in monitoring the release and recharge of water.
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ArunaJadesan, A.S., Kattukota, N., Mohanavelu, S. et al. Three-dimensional numerical model to simulate regional groundwater flow in Thirukkazhukundram block, Southern India. Arab J Geosci 14, 1425 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07119-x
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