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Drought analysis and its implication in sustainable water resource management in Barind area, Bangladesh

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The study analyzes drought using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Mann-Kendall (MK) Trend Test in the context of the impacts of drought on groundwater table (GWT) during the period 1971-2011 in the Barind area, Bangladesh. The area experienced twelve moderate to extreme agricultural droughts in the years 1972, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2010. Some of them coincide with El Niño events. Hydrological drought also occurred almost in the same years. However, relationship between all drought events and El Niño is not clear. Southern and central parts of the area frequently suffer from hydrological drought, northern part is affected by agricultural drought. Trends in SPI values indicate that the area has an insignificant trend towards drought, and numbers of mild and moderate drought are increasing. GWT depth shows strong correlation with rainy season SPI values such that GWT regaining corresponds with rising SPI values and vice versa. However, 2000 onwards, GWT depth is continuously increasing even with positive SPI values. This is due to over-exploitation of groundwater and changes in cropping patterns. Agricultural practice in Barind area based on groundwater irrigation is vulnerable to drought. Hence, adaptation measures to minimize effects of drought on groundwater ought to be taken.

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  1. Institute of Environmental Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh

    A. T. M. Sakiur Rahman

  2. Department of Geology and Mining, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh

    Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan & Quamrul Hasan Mazumder

  3. Institute of Bangladesh Studies, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh

    Md. Kamruzzaman

  4. Department of Earth Sciences, Priority Organization for Innovation and Excellence, Kumamoto University, Kurokami 2-29-1 Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan

    Takahiro Hosono

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Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H. et al. Drought analysis and its implication in sustainable water resource management in Barind area, Bangladesh. J Geol Soc India 89, 47–56 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-017-0557-3

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