GIS for the Assessment of Potential Groundwater Zone in Thiruvallur Block, Tamilnadu, India |
Author(s): |
| P.Ramamoorthy , University of madras; S.Mahalingam, Institute of water studies; M.Logeswari, Mailam Engineering College |
Keywords: |
| GIS, Thiruvallur, Soil, Groundwater, Rainfall, Geology |
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Groundwater plays a major role in the agricultural activities. In Tamilnadu majority of people depend on groundwater for irrigation and domestic use. The demand of water has increased in the last few years and has lead to water scarcity. Remote sensing and GIS techniques is found to be very effective tool for delineate potential groundwater zones. Thiruvallur block of Thiruvallur disrict in Tamil Nadu is taken to assess ground water potential as a case study. This paper describes the ground water scenario of the area assessed by integrating the thematic information on geology, geomorphology, rainfall, soils, lineament etc. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV2I6233 Published in: Volume : 2, Issue : 6 Publication Date: 01/09/2014 Page(s): 597-600 |
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