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Training
 
Course
 
on
 
WATER
 
CONSERVATION
 
AND
 
HARVESTING
 
MEASURES
 
FOR
 
GROUND
 
WATER
 
RECHARGE
 
Reference
 
materials
 
September
 
27
‐
29,
 
2011
 
CADA
 
Training
 
Hall
 
Thrissur
 
CENTRE
 
FOR
 
WATER
 
RESOURCES
 
DEVELOPMENT
 
AND
 
MANAGEMENT
 
KUNNAMANGALAM,
 
KOZHIKODE
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673571
 
SEPTEMBER
 
2011
 
 
 
Prof.(Dr)K.V.JAYAKUMAR
 
Executive
 
Director
 
CO
 
 –
 
ORDINATORS
 
Jaya
 
kumar.P.
 
Babu
 
Mathew
 
Dr.Priju
 
C.P.
 
TECHNICAL
 
SUPPORT
 
Dr.
 
T.K.
 
Jalaja
 
Sreevallabhan.S.
 
Digila
 
Rani.
 
M.
 
Aswin
 
Kokkat
 
ADMINISTRATIVE
 
SUPPORT
 
Remadevi.
 
K.
 
Nitha
 
C.P.
 
 
GROUNDWATER SCENARIO OF KERALADr. N B Narasimha PrasadHead, Groundwater DivisionCWRDM, Kozhikode - 673 571.E-mail: nbnprasad@hotmail.comINTRODUCTION
The failure of both the southwest and north east monsoons during 1982 resulted in acutedrought conditions prevailing over most parts of the State during the summer of 1983.This in turn emphasized the need to focus greater attention on the proper understandingof the groundwater wealth of the Kerala State and the need to develop appropriateschemes for optimal groundwater development.The year 1983 witnessed extensive drilling programmes being undertaken in Kerala forgroundwater development. Common people in the State who were till then mainlyfamiliar with manual digging of dug wells to depths of about 10 to 12 metres, were forthe first time exposed to the use of sophisticated drilling rigs with drilling depthsextending to about 100 metres.Scientific investigations for understanding the groundwater conditions in the State, whichwas probably more of an academic exercise in the past, has now become dire necessityrequiring them to be result oriented both in the short and long term perspective. Anydiscussion on the groundwater potential and utilization in the State today has to betherefore viewed in the light of these profound changes.Majority of the people in Kerala State depend on groundwater for domestic purposes.Most of the rainfall is received during a six months period between June to November,leaving the remaining six months between December and January to May as almost drymonths. The steep land slope from east to west makes the rainfall to runoff fast in to theArabian Sea. Due to these two main natural peculiarities of Kerala State, groundwater
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