Year: 2018 | Month: December | Volume 63 | Issue 4

Ground Water Lowering and its Adverse Effect on Agriculture in some Productive Villages of Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal

Pragna Bhattacharya
DOI:10.30954/0424-2513.4.2018.28

Abstract:

Ground water is an important source of water supply throughout the world. Its use in irrigation, industries and households continues to increase. Storage of ground water is to be estimated accurately and proper planning is required to ensure continued availability of water supply. Some parts of my study area that is under Daspur I block in the district of Paschim Medinipur of West Bengal registered comparatively low ground water level and which has started to create problems in agricultural activity in these productive land areas especially in pre-monsoon period. So here a study has been made on the six villages of Basudebpur Gram Panchayet of Daspur I block, characterized with comparatively low ground water level. Various uses of ground water have been discussed here. The environmental influence on ground water has been analysed based on meteorological information (Temperature and rainfall data) and secular, seasonal and short term variations of ground water are also been discussed over the study villages. A comparative study is made between present ground water level and the irrigated area of the study area over five years. And finally some methods regarding ground water recharge like artificial recharge method (Ditch and furrow method, Irrigation method, Pit Method) have been suggested for the replenishment of the ground water in the study area which will give a positive impact on agriculture in these study villages.





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