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By
Dr. S. K. Jain
Chairman ,GWMICC (P) LTD, Jaipur.
E mail: groundwater.jaipur@gmail.com
Mob. – 09829067474, 09414070292
Ph: 0141-2650724, 2650548
Overall Water Scenario
1. 97.2% of total water resources is saline, mainly in ocean etc.
2. Only 2.8% is available as fresh water on planet earth.
3. Out of 2.8% of fresh water, 2.2% is surface water in the form of
rivers, lakes, ponds etc.
4. Therefore, only 0.6% of the total available water on earth
exists in the form of groundwater.
5. Areas like Rajasthan state does not have much of surface
water and we mainly depend on groundwater.In Rajasthan,
total available ground water is around 12000 million cubic
meters per annum, where as, present requirement is over 15
thousand million cubic meters and the same would go up to
the level of 25 thousand million cubic meters in the year 2025.
6. Hence, groundwater becomes very much precious resource
for us. There is an urgent need of water conservation and
management.
Total water resources both for
Drinking and irrigational needs
Broad principles of
Economic & social objectives Resource allocation
Final Projects
Remote sensing studies
Satellite based data provide quick and useful baseline information on the
factors controlling the occurrence and movement of groundwater. A
systematic study and interpretation of satellite imageries lead to better
delineation of perspective ground water zones in a region. Such
perspective zones identified from the satellite imageries are followed up
on the ground through detailed hydrogeological and geophysical
investigations before actual drilling is carried out for exact assessment
about potential site .
The usefulness of satellites data in identifying linear features such as
lineaments representing fractures, faults, shear zones, which are usually
the zones of localization oaf groundwater & certain geomorphic features
such as alluvial fans, valley fills, palaeo-channels etc. often form good
aquifers as well establishes perspective groundwater zones in a region
Demarcation of Lineaments
A lineament is a regional scale linear or curvilinear feature,
pattern or changes in pattern that can be identified on satellite
imagery and attributed to a geological formation or structure.
The fold axis, faults, joints and many other structural elements
appear on remote sensing data as lineaments. The expressions
of these lineaments are based on topographic relief, rectilinear
alignment, dragging, offsetting or abrupt truncation of trend
lines, vegetal or soil tonal and textural features etc. Often the
lineaments are developed in a systematic way and hence; a
methodical analysis of lineament patterns provides
information regarding their tectonogenesis.
LISS-III SATELLITE DATA
DETECTION OF UNDERGROUND WATER
An adequate supply of water is one of the pre-requisites for development and industrial
growth. Groundwater constitutes significant part of active fresh water resources of the
world and is obviously dependable source for industries particularly in areas where
surface water is not available. However, it is becoming more and more difficult to locate
groundwater in the present circumstances when groundwater is being used increasingly
with more advancement in human race and industrial growth. Conventional methods of
making hydrogeological inventory of the area are not enough to precisely explore
deeper zones of groundwater availability. Accordingly, the technique which will eliminate
to a great extent the sinking of unproductive wells is of great value and the answer to
this was given by Geophysicists in the beginning of the century in the form of
Geoelectric method of groundwater exploration. The method has since, undergone
tremendous improvement both in instrumentation and interpretation process abroad as
well as in India. In Geoelectric surveying, electrical currents are injected into the ground
and subsurface resistively variation caused by geological/ hydrogeological conditions
are recorded. These variations are the results of subsurface current flow pattern. The
data, thus, gathered are interpreted to reveal subsurface anomalies using latest
developed software’s. For in depth analysis, time tested interpretation techniques of
Geoelectric survey reveals.
AQUAMETER-A Geophysical
Instrument (Resistivity Meter)
Water Level Indicator
INVESTIGATION PLAN
The method does not indicate about future availability of water and its
utilization in long term but helps in reducing the chances of unsuccessful
tubewells.
Fig.:-8, Map depicting Quantity variation in Ground water and Yield Zones in Buffer Zone of
Lodhva mining lease area.
RAIDI
SAVNI ISHVARIYA
ANANDPARA WADALA
KUKRAS
KHAMBHA
TOBRA SEMALIYA
INDROY JAMALPUR
MAHOBATPARA SANDHANIDHAR
PIKHOR
LAKHAPARA
NAKHADA VIRODAR GHANTIYA
PAWTI
RANGPUR
NAVDRA BOLASA PRANCHI TIMBDI
PIPALWA
GORAKHMADHI BHUWAVADA
SONARIYA MEGHPUR KANTALA
AMRAPUR
NAVAGAM ALIDRA PRANSLI GANGETHA GIRDEOLI
BOSAN SARA
UMBRI
AJOTHA VASAWAD
SUNDARPARA BHUVATIMBI ANANDAPUR ARNEJ
BADALPARA BIJ
CHAGIA
BARULA
THARELI
NAVAGAM
KHERA
FACHARIYA
SINDHAJ
HARANASA PADARUKA
KADASALA
MORDIA
MORASA
KADVAR
PEDHAWADA
SUTRAPADA VAWADI
DEVALAPUR
PASNAWADA
10 Km
MATANA GACL GOVINDAPUR
KADAVASAN
VADODRA
BAREVLA
RONAJ
SINGSAR
DUDANA
GOHILNIKHAN
RAKHEJ
THORDI
MULDWARKA
0 500 1500 2500 4000 5000 M
20 45' 70 45'
70 30'
Ground water resources evaluation
under proved category
Groundwater Resources of an area can be distinguished under two categories :
(A) Dynamic Water resources (B) Static Water Resources
(A) Dynamic Water resources
Dynamic Groundwater Resources is that amount of water which is found in an aquifer due to Groundwater
recharge. Total dynamic Groundwater recharge of the area can be estimated by assessing the various
components of the following equation :
RT = Rr + Rs + Ri + Si + Rc
Where
Rt = Total Recharge, Rr = Recharge from rainfall, Rs = Recharge from irrigation due to surface water,
Ri = Recharge from irrigation due to groundwater,
Si = Recharge due to influent seepages from steams/canals, Rc = Recharge to confined aquifer
Total groundwater Draft :
Total Groundwater draft in the area can be estimated by assessing the various components of the following
equation :
DT = Di + Dd + Din + Do + Det
Where,
DT : Total Groundwater discharge/draft, Di : Groundwater draft for irrigation,
Dd : Groundwater draft for domestic use, Din : Groundwater draft for industrial use,
Do : Groundwater discharge by way of natural outflow,
Det : Groundwater discharge by way of evapotranspiration.
(B) Static Groundwater Resources
Static Groundwater resource is the Groundwater
occurring in the permanently saturated zone available
below the natural water level fluctuation. These
reserves can be utilized for emergency water needs
during period of draught.
0.045
Recharge Boundry
0.04 INDEX :
Conditions
Field data
0.035 Best Fit Curve s = .0125
Jacob's Straight line
0.03
on third segment
.
Drawdown in meters
0.025
0.02
Specific Yield
0.015 For third segment Sy = 2.25 T t0
Transmissivity = T = 2.3 Q (Here Q=1200m3/day r2
0.01 4 s s = .0125) = 2.25 x 17579.61 x .00069
t0 = 1min. (7.5)2
= 2.3 x 1200
0.005 = .00069 days = 27.29
4 x 3.14 x .0125
T = 2760 = 17579.61 m3/d/m2 56.25
0
1 10 100 1000 10000
Time in minutes Since pumping started
III CONSTRUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC TUBEWELLS SUSTAINABLE IN LONG TERM
• Tubewells are constructed scientifically both in alluvial areas and hard rock
areas. The design of well is finalized after electrical logging of borehole for
proper delineation of aquifer position in subsurface. In alluvial/ sandy area,
Direct Rotary Drilling Rig is deployed to construct the bore -hole. Following
steps are necessary in construction of tubewell.
• (A) Tubewell in Alluvial Area
• Following steps are involved:
• (1) Diameter of bore-hole
• (2) Proper Pilot Borehole Drilling
• (3) Electrical Logging
• (4) Reaming of bore-holes
• (5) Installation of well Assembly
– Type of casing (pipes)
– Diameter of Casing
– Well Screen length (Slotted Pipes)
– Screen size (Slot size)
• Filter pack (Gravel packing)
• Development of tubewells
Tubewell in Hard Rock Area
In order to utilize water available in hard rock aquifers, down the hole
hammer rig is deployed capable of drilling in hard rock with diameter
ranging between 6” to 10” upto a depth of 800ft.
In the over burden (Loose formation), pilot hole drilling is done using
pilot bits of higher diameter compared to rock drilling diameter for
inserting the casing pipe. The casing pipe should have enough strength
and as such, at least ‘B’ class category should be used. Normally, casing
pipes with slightly oversize, than the diameter of drilling in rock is kept.
The pipe should be firmly placed in rock equivalent to at least 10% of
the total length of casing.
In rock, Tungsten carbide button bits are used of the required diameter of
the borehole.
Drilling in rock is not cased and as such, pipes are not to be inserted in
rocky portion of the drilling.
Tube well in Combination Strata
There are areas where both alluvium and the
lower portion of hard rock contains water.In
such areas, tubwells are constructed deploying
both Direct Rotary drilling rig and Down the hole
hammer rig. These tubewells require combined
methodology of construction as spelt separately
both for alluvial and hard rock area. Fig. depicts
design of such tubewell.
Fig.2, Strata chart & design of Exploratory TubeWell Assembly near pumphouse,
Village Aswari,HZL
Assembly Lithology LEGENDS :-
14"
0 0
8" Sand mixed with Quartzitic boulders
Pebbles & boulders of Quartzitic rock
5 5
Boulders of coarse grained Quartzitic rock
10 10 Fine grained Quartzite boulders
Boulders & pebbles of Quartzite with voids
M.S. PlainPipe
15 15
Depth in mtrs.(b.g.l.) ---->
3m.
60 60 0 5 10 12 Vertical(in mtrs.)
7.5"
GWMICC(P)LTD.
Dewatering of mines
• Dewatering technology has advanced concurrently
with the improvements in water well design, mining
practices, new pump designs, and the development of
alternative technologies, such as ground freezing for
controlling groundwater flow. Dewatering techniques
are designed primarily to lower the ground level to a
pre-determined depth and maintain the depth during
entire period of mining. The other purposes of
dewatering include:
• Intercepting seepage that would enter in excavation
site of mining and interfere with the mining
equipments/men power etc.
• Improving the stability of slopes, thus preventing
sloughing or slopes failure.
• Preventing the floor levels of mines from heaving
because of excessive hydrostatic pressure.
Water Management by
dewatering operation in mines
and its recycling
1. It has been widely observed that wherever open cast mining is carried out
below the groundwater level, lot of problems are encountered due to
release of underground water.
2. In such areas, specific methods of groundwater management have been
devised with which water encountered during mining is safely pumped &
brought out to surface & is directed through channel to a reservoir
specifically built for this purpose.
3. Such studies were carried out for Limestone mines in Gadchandur area,
Maharastra. The studies even suggested as to how much water would be
released from mines in each month on daily basis and how this water can
be utilized in development of green belt around the mines.
4. Stored water in reservoir helped in raising water level of the area, which
has not only helped in solving drinking water problem in peak summer, but
also benefited framers in their increased Agricultural output.
The diagram to be shown next illustrate water management technique
during dewatering of open cast mines…
THREE - DIMENSIONAL COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION AND
Map
Showing the
site plan of
proposed
Windsor hills
township at
Gwalior for
ground
water risk
assessment
studies
SAFE WATER UTILIZATION
The water resources evaluation reveals that in the micro-water shed of Windsor Hills Township,
about 0.83 mcm/annum of water is available for utilization. Based on last 10 years average
annual increase in water utilization, 2 % incremental value in water consumption has been
considered for projection on future water availability.
Nth Year Year Ground water utilization at 2 % growth rate Remarks
(in mcm) (in m3/day)
Study Year 2008 0.83 2273.97
First 2009 0.79 2160.27
Second 2010 0.75 2046.86
Third 2011 0.71 1939.40
Fourth 2012 0.67 1837.58
Fifth 2013 0.64 1741.11
Sixth Available Surplus
2014 0.60 1649.70
Seventh water equals to
2015 0.57 1563.09 Projected water
Eighth
2016 0.54 1481.03 utilization in the 17th
Ninth year
2017 0.51 1403.27
Tenth
2018 0.49 1329.60
Eleventh
2019 0.46 1259.80
Twelfth
2020 0.44 1193.66
Thirteenth
2021 0.41 1130.99
Fourteenth
2022 0.39 1071.61
Fifteenth
2023 0.37 1015.35
Sixteenth
2024 0.35 962.05
Seventeenth
2025 0.33 911.54
Total reserves at 700 mm average rainfall are worked out as 0.83 mcm / annum. With the help of random number theory and
correlation regression analysis, following mathematical relationship has been worked out for estimating total water reserves
in the premises for minimum to maximum rainfall. The equation governing above relationship is as under:
Y = 0.0011X + 0.06
Where, Y = Utilizable Surplus water Reserves in mcm/annum.
X = Rainfall in mm/annum.
With the help of above modeling, total utilizable surplus water reserves are predicted for various values of rainfall as given
in given Table-
RIVER WATER POTENTIALITY STUDIES
CASE STUDY – 1 (M.P.)
MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF SUB-SURFACE WATER STUDY SITES &
BLA POWER PLANT SITE,VILLAGE NIWARI,NARSINGHPUR, M.P.
Map Showing Location of Geoelectric sounding points at
Banks of Soklapur Ghat in Narmada river
Map Showing Location of Surface water flow measurement
points in upstream & downstream at Soklapur Ghat in
Narmada river
MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF PROPOSED INTAKE/COLLECTOR WELL AT BANK OF
NARMADA RIVER AT SOKALPUR GHAT FOR BLA POWER PVT. LTD.
NARMADA RIVER WATER INTAKE POTENTIALITY
FOR BLA POWER PLANT AT NARSINGHPUR, M.P.
The river flow analysis done in the month of December 2007
reveals that average water flow in Narmada river at Sokalpur
ghat is 49.10 m3/sec which would be 23 m3/sec. at its
minimum level in month of May. This available water exceeds
average minimum level of of 23 m3/sec. in all the months i.e.
725 million cubic meters per annum at present.
Role of Industries
•To avoid depletion of groundwater level, the aquifers must be recharged in every
possible manner. There is an urgent need for harvesting every drop of rain water and
avoid wastage.
1. We as concerned citizens must follow methods of water conservation at individual
level, motivate others & help in as many water conservation projects as possible and
create public awareness at wide scale.
2. From all possible platforms, we should also impress upon the government to
implement community based water conservation programmers as already spelt.
A very Big Thank you to all
With the expectation that each one of you
Become concern person for water management, Rain
Water Harvesting and conservative Utilization of water
Resources from this very moment.