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Authors
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1 Central Ground Water Board, 217, Civil Lines Bareilly - 243 001, IN
Source
Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 59, No 2 (2002), Pagination: 143-146
Abstract
Field observations and analyses of the pumping test data of dug wells in parts of Nashik District show that dykes act as potential aquifers when they are jointed/fractured. On the other hand, when they lack primary porosity and permeability and are not jointed/fractured, they act as groundwater barriers. In such a case the upslope of the terrain functions as a good repository, while the downslope remains unproductive. In both the cases, as dykes help to find promising water-bearing formations, they may be referred to as loci of groundwater.
Keywords
Groundwater, Dykes, Nashik District, Maharashtra.