Performance Evaluation of Recharge Pits Method of Artificial Recharge of Ground water in Madhya Pradesh, India

V. K. Jain ； Ajai Singh ； O. P. Soni

《Advances in Water Resource and Protection》 1卷1期 (2013/01) Pp. 11-20

並列摘要

The significance of ground water recharge is a well known fact in the semi-arid region where the withdrawal rates are very high to fulfill the demand for irrigation. Recharge pits, made up of readily available materials, are a simple, cost effective and satisfactory method for recharging ground water storage where an impermeable layer does not allow natural charge of ground water. Recharge pits of rectangular shape (1.7x1.4m) with depth of 1.80 m were dug and constructed in series in a micro watershed of area 1.78 hectare in Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. Experimental studies were conducted in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and results indicated that logarithmic equations were best fitted for determining the rate of ground water recharge in Eastern Nimar valley region. It was also observed that about 32.74% of runoff may be allowed for ground water recharge by adopting the method. The findings of the study may be adopted for planning and management of ground water by the different stakeholders in water scarce area or where ground water is becoming a scarce resource.

並列關鍵字

Ground Water Recharge ； Recharge Pits ； Runoff ； Nimar Valley ； Madhya Pradesh