Study of Water Table Behavior by Using Recharge Unit in Babina Block, Bundelkhand Region, Central India

Author: K.N. Singh, B. Pati and A. Dalai

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Abstract

The study was undertaken in Babina block of Bundelkhand region, Central India to investigate the water table behavior in treated (Recharge unit) and control dug well during monsoon season because Bundelkhand region is a hub of drought due to erratic rainfall, undulated topography and hard rock terrains. Due to lack of interventions and rugged topography, most of the part of rainfall converts into runoff and meet to the river. In this way, a recharge unit with recharge filter was constructed for collecting the water into the wells which supports to increase the water level in the wells. Artificial recharge is one technique used to manage water resources and is being promoted as a significant solution to water scarcity in arid and semi-arid regions. Artificial recharge to the aquifer is the process of draining the rain water or surface water into the aquifer by dug wells and recharge (soak) pits to revitalize the wells. Artificial recharge is the process by which the ground water is augm

Keywords

Rainfall, shallow dug well, well recharge unit, water table and measuring device.

Conclusion

This study concluded that artificial groundwater recharge technique with WRU was found satisfactory and sustainable where annual rainfall is up to 1100 mm. In semi-arid areas, especially in Bundelkhand region fluctuation in water table behavior can be expressed in quantitative description by adopting water table fluctuation method. Water table fluctuation (WTF) method is a well accepted and convenient technique for estimating groundwater recharge in hard-rock regions (Sharda et al., 2006; Dewandel et al., 2010; Glendenning and Vervoort 2010; Garg and Wani, 2012; Singh et al., 2014). Adoptive method for groundwater recharge is also most effective in such area where slope is higher and soil depth is less. Water level in the wells was increased after implementing WRU and the level which was increased recorded as 12.14 percent.

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How to cite this article

Singh, K.N., Patil, B. and Dalai, A. (2021). Study of Water Table Behavior by Using Recharge Unit in Babina Block, Bundelkhand Region, Central India. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(1): 713-720.