Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Mapping For Artificial Recharge Sites in Jainoor and Sirpur(U) Mandals of Adilabad District, Telangana State, India. By Electrical Resistivity Method

B. Anjaiah, K. Lohit Kumar, D. Vidyasagarachary

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 With the increased demand on water resources, the availability of ground water became scanty in arid and semi arid regions. The agricultural activities are purely based on the availability of surface and ground water resources. To augment the demand for ground water, the application of artificial recharge method offers great scope at the time of shortage of water. The selection of recharge method depends on the geology of area, geomorphology, soil conditions and weathering profile and thickness. The lithology in the area is Basaltic rocks of Deccan Plateau and Peninsular gneisses and granites. Successive basaltic lava flows resulted in layered crystalline rocks with intervening beds of clay, ash beds etc. The inter–trappean beds form good aquifers in addition to the top weathered and fractured zones of secondary fractures. A comprehensive geophysical attempt is made to delineate various lithological conditions by applying electrical resistivity method by vertical electrical sounding (VES) in the study area. There are about 120 electrical resistivity soundings conducted, and most of the VES curves were interpreted as A, H, and HA type. Through the electrical resistivity data obtained were interpreted and a lithological map and iso–resistivity maps are prepared. The iso–resistivity and electrical profile maps became a model in locating artificial recharge zones. The second and third order streams are also acting as good aquifer recharge areas. The electrical resistivity method is proved to be more suitable in locating possible sites for artificial recharge.

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B. Anjaiah, K. Lohit Kumar, D.Vidyasagarachary Mapping For Artificial Recharge Sites in Jainoor and Sirpur(U) Mandals of Adilabad District, Telangana State, India. By Electrical Resistivity Method International Journal of Scientific Research,Vol :5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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