Abstract
The quality of groundwater, the vast freshwater reserve, is degrading and deteriorating with rapid increase in urbanization and industrialization. Anthropogenic activities are highly responsible for pollution and contamination of groundwater; this, in turn, poses a serious threat to the environment as a whole. For efficient management of this water resource mapping, the vulnerable aquifer zones are a necessity. The study conducted on Chaka watershed aims to delineate the vulnerable aquifer zones of the region using GIS-based DRASTIC model. This model uses 7 parameters for assessing groundwater vulnerability namely Depth to water level (D), Recharge (R), Aquifer media (A), Soil media (S), Topography (T), Impact of vadose zone (I), and Hydraulic conductivity (C). The study area is mainly an agricultural watershed which incorporates the heavy usage of insecticides, pesticides and fertilizers of various kinds. The rainwater that seeps underground thus enriches itself with such chemicals and contaminates the underlying aquifer. The aquifer vulnerability map was generated using overlay analysis and the study area is classified into 5 aquifer vulnerability zones. The validation was done using the physical parameter Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). Few villages with very high vulnerability are Kamta, Takaria, Babuijor, Deorang etc. The output map can be used for future references for efficient planning and management and carrying out research work as well.
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The authors thankful to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) for continue support during the work. We are thankful to Dr. Pravat Kumar Shit and Dr. Partha Pratim Adhikary (Editors, Geostatistics and Geospatial Technologies for Groundwater Resources in India) for suggesting modifications, which improved our manuscript. The authors also extend their thanks to anonymous reviewers for the valuable constructive comments and suggestions.
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Bera, A., Mukhopadhyay, B.P., Biswas, S. (2021). Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment of Chaka River Basin, Purulia, India Using GIS-Based DRASTIC Model. In: Adhikary, P.P., Shit, P.K., Santra, P., Bhunia, G.S., Tiwari, A.K., Chaudhary, B.S. (eds) Geostatistics and Geospatial Technologies for Groundwater Resources in India. Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62397-5_12
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