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The problem regarding the uses of groundwater and daily needs is very high in the third world countries like India. Kolkata is one of the metropolitan cities in India, facing several problems, like lack of drinking water, lack of water for daily uses etc. This study is focus to delineate groundwater potential areas of Kolkata with the help of geospatial techniques. Weightage indices have been calculated with the help of few criteria’s like geo-morphological map, hydro-logical map, land use and land cover map etc. Results show most of the area in Kolkata city comes under the low potential zone for groundwater. This type of study will throw a new light over the future studies in the field of groundwater management. Side by side efforts has been made to recommend few suggestive measures to mitigate the problems of groundwater in Kolkata city.
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Majumdar, S., Chatterjee, U., Shit, P.K., Bhunia, G.S. (2021). Identification of Groundwater Potential Areas Using Geospatial Technologies: A Case Study of Kolkata, India. 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_8
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