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Exploring available water resources in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh: A comprehensive study

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Title Exploring available water resources in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh: A comprehensive study
 
Creator CHAUDHARI, SHIV SHANKER
SUDHISHRI, SUSAMA
DASS, ANCHAL
KHANNA, MANOJ
KUMAR, PRAMOD
SEHGHAL, VINAY KUMAR
PADARIA, RABINDRA
V A, BLESSY
KUMAR, LOVE
 
Subject Canal water, Curve number, Ground water, Water resource management
 
Description Present study was carried out during 2018–22 at Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh focusing on groundwater, runoff, and canal water suggesting that a sizable database is essential for effectively managing water resources. Groundwater quantity was estimated using water level fluctuation (WLF), runoff using GIS coupled with curve number and canal water volume using equivalent length factor methods. This study revealed that the contribution of groundwater was more than 52.5%, whereas runoff (45.61%) and canal water (1.89%). Higher amounts of total available water observed in Mihipurwa (305.3 million cubic meter, MCM), Mahsi (211.6 MCM), Chittaura (189.3 MCM) and Nawabganj (184.4 MCM) blocks due to denser vegetation cover and moderate to low curve number values, while Risia (96.5 MCM) had the lowest amounts of available water in juxtaposition with the other blocks due to high industrial draft, higher drop down in the depth of post-monsoon groundwater level and minimal canal water irrigation. The sandy soil predominant in Jarwal had the lowest annual runoff (117.54 mm) while Nawabganj had the highest (359.84 mm) followed by Balha and Huzoorpur due to having a higher elevation over the other blocks. The runoff ratio was found to be larger in Nawabganj (27.74%), followed by Balha (23.06%) and lowest in Mihipurwa (14.89%) followed by Chittaurah (14.91%). Kaisarganj (11.6 MCM) had the highest amount of canal water resources accessible, followed by Mahsi (6.8 MCM) and Huzoorpur (6.1 MCM), while Balha and Nawabganj had the lowest amounts of canal water resources at 0.1 MCM.
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
Date 2024-05-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/143427
10.56093/ijas.v94i5.143427
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol. 94 No. 5 (2024); 558–563
2394-3319
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/143427/54537
 
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