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Assessment of Groundwater Potential in Hosur Union in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India


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1 Department of Civil Engineering, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, India
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore, T. N., India
3 Department of Civil Engineering, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India
 

Groundwater abstraction is increasing day by day due to its increasing demand for various uses. Hosur Union of Krishnagiri district completely depends on groundwater for drinking purpose, since the surface water from Penniyar river is very limited. In the present study the assessment of groundwater quantity of this region is taken up, to ascertain the safe yield. The study reveals that the magnitude of annual rainfall and groundwater potential has a decreasing trend. The discharge rate is more than the recharge rate, leading to depletion of the groundwater level. The critical drawdown and safe yield have also been determined.

Keywords

Groundwater, Safe Yield, Hosur Union, Water Level Fluctuation.
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L. Yeshodha
Department of Civil Engineering, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, India
T. Meenambal
Department of Civil Engineering, Govt. College of Technology, Coimbatore, T. N., India
H. N. Rajakumara
Department of Civil Engineering, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Groundwater abstraction is increasing day by day due to its increasing demand for various uses. Hosur Union of Krishnagiri district completely depends on groundwater for drinking purpose, since the surface water from Penniyar river is very limited. In the present study the assessment of groundwater quantity of this region is taken up, to ascertain the safe yield. The study reveals that the magnitude of annual rainfall and groundwater potential has a decreasing trend. The discharge rate is more than the recharge rate, leading to depletion of the groundwater level. The critical drawdown and safe yield have also been determined.

Keywords


Groundwater, Safe Yield, Hosur Union, Water Level Fluctuation.