(News) Bundelkhand’s dry run may end with groundwater
Bundelkhand’s dry run may end with groundwater
The state’s department of science and technology (DST), under
the Centre’s Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission (RGDWM), has mapped groundwater
points in Bundelkhand and Vindhyanchal.
In the two-year exercise, the department has found 700 points where groundwater
is in abundance. With these mapping data, the department of rural development
will be digging these sites for providing water.
Director (remote sensing at DST), Jitendra Mishra, said the exercise was
undertaken as part of drought-relief measures initiated by the Centre.
“The Centre had asked us to find groundwater sources. Through satellite imaging
and Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping, we have been able to find 700
points in 9 districts including Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Hamirpur,
Chitrakoot, Banda, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra. Incidentally, all these points are
unexploited. We even did a geophysical survey to ensure the data is accurate.
Now with satellite imaging, we have pasted the village map on the groundwater
map and have a list of points according to the different villagThe exercise
began in 2007 and had monetary support from Union rural development ministry.
The final compilation of data was done in early December 2009 and the DST will
submit this data to the Centre in early 2010.
“As a test, we also undertook drilling in some points to check whether the
imaging is giving correct results or not. We have been able to get success in
getting water. Now, the state government’s water resource agencies will be
drilling at these points to install handpumps or construct small overhead tanks
to tap the water,” said Mishra. es and tehsils,” Mishra said.
The DST will undertake similar exercise in Agra, Etah, Aligarh, Mainpuri,
Firozabad, Mahamaya Nagar, Kanshiram Nagar and Mathura.
“The mapping will be done for the entire state but we are taking up districts
depending on the water crisis. With this data, the water management schemes can
be implemented more accurately,” Mishra said.
Courtesy: Indianexpress.com
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