Impact of Geomorphology on Groundwater Potential of Kasari River Basin Kolhapur District Maharashtra India

Abstract

Groundwater has major role to play in water management. The river basin morphometry newlinemay influence the occurrence of groundwater. Hence in the present study an effort is made to newlinestudy the groundwater in relation with geomorphology of the area. newlineThere are total seven chapters in the thesis. All the chapters bear relation with one newlineanother. The chapters are as follows. newlineChapter I is Introduction. It throws light on the background of the study, previous work newlinedone and introduction of the study area. Widespread and continuous depletion of groundwater newlinetable in many areas in Maharashtra has become a cause of major concern over the past ten years. newlineThe developmental sequence for groundwater observed since the mid-1980 decade. It has been newlineobserved that; most dug wells dry-up ever earlier in the dry (rabi) season. The transmissivity of newlineDeccan trap is found to vary within wide limits depending on aquifer type. newlineKolhapur district has high Gross domestic product, as well as enriched with Natural newlineresources like Groundwater, Bauxite, Laterite ,building stone (Basalt) ,Clays etc. Panchaganga newlineRiver covers most geographical part of district. It has five major Sub-tributaries as Kasari, newlineKumbhi, Dhamni, Tulashi and Bhogavati. Here entire Kasari river basin is selected for study. newlineKasari River originates near Gajapur Village (Taluka-Shauwadi) at Latitude 16° 39 51 newlineto16° 55 13 N and Longitude 73° 42 51 to 74° 42 51 E. It flows South East up to newlineDhangarwadi Village for about 25 km and turn Eastwards and flow 50 km up to Prayag (Taluka- newlineKarver) where it meets to Bhogavati river at Latitude 16and#730; 45 N and Longitude 74and#730; 11 E. Both newlinerivers flow further as Panchganga River. Bajar Bhogaon, Kotoli, Varanage Padali, Karanjfen, Pat newlinepanhala, Punal, Yelwanjugai, Goliwade, Majgaon are the major villages in KASARI river basin. newlineThe study area falls in the survey of India toposheet number 47H/13, 47H/14, 47L1 and 47L/2 of newlinethe scale 1:50000. Total basin area is about 631.7 square km. The study area includes lateritic newlineplateau, hilly area, spurs, ridges, moderately sloping track, pediment region and alluvium. newline2 newlineChapter II is of Methodology. The methods and procedures adopted to accomplish the newlinework have been described in this chapter. Collection of data related to climate, rainfall, soils etc newlineand related literature of the present area under study from different agencies and sources. Study newlineof basin morphometry is carried out to establish different relationships between morphometric newlineparameters and aspects. And further demarcate groundwater potential zones based on newlinegeomorphological studies. Preparation of base map of the study area using toposheets and remote newlinesensing and GIS techniques is done. newline