Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Groundwater Maps - India
A set of maps that describe water depth, fluctuation and decadal mean
Posted on 01 Sep, 2009 03:59 PM

The following maps can be found on the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) website: 

River basin and sub-basin map of India from the Central Ground Water Board
The Central Groundwater Board have come out with watershed and basin-wise maps for the entire country. Here's an introduction and the link to the resource
Posted on 18 Aug, 2009 01:04 PM

Watersheds are natural hydrological entities that cover a specific aerial expanse of land surface from which the rainfall runoff flows to a defined drain, channel, stream or river at any particular point. The terms region, basin, catchment, watershed etc are widely used to denote hydrological units.
Status of groundwater in Wardha: A report from the Central Ground Water Board
The report lists out recommendations to utilize groundwater in Wardha, Maharashtra in an effective manner and is complete with data relating to geomorphology and the status of groundwater
Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 10:30 AM

This report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) deals with the status of groundwater in the Wardha district of Maharashtra.

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Groundwater profiles of different states from Central Ground Water Board
The link to the State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site.
Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 03:48 PM

The State Groundwater Profile from the CGWB site can be viewed below. It includes a brief summary of groundwater conditions, aquifer types, average specific yield of the aquifers, types of wells dug, their specific capacity and also findings of groundwater exploration.
Master plan (2002) for artificial recharge to groundwater by Central Ground Water Board
As per this plan, harnessing of monsoon run-off through artificial recharge techniques would be one of the thrust areas in coming years in management of ground water resources.
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:49 PM

Realising the necessity and urgency to provide sustainability to ground water resources in the critical areas of the country, Central Ground Water Board prepared a "Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water" in 2002, for different States and Union Territories of the country.
Dynamic ground water resources of India - A report by Central Ground Water Board
The report presents hydrogeological map of India, district-wise groundwater availability, recharge, usage draft, development, and categorization at block level as safe/critical/overexploited/saline
Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:07 PM

The report presents the dynamic groundwater resources of India based on Groundwater Estimation Committee (GEC 97) report with base year as 2004. It identifies the areas where groundwater development is at low key and the areas where groundwater development is alarmingly high. The estimation for the individual state was jointly done by the groundwater wing of the State Government and the concerned Regional Office of the Central Groundwater Board.

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