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Hydrogeology Journal

• Hydrogeological environment and groundwater occurrences of the alluvial aquifers in parts of the Central Ganga Plain, Uttar Pradesh, India

  A detailed hydrogeological investigation was carried out in parts of the Central Ganga Plain, India, with the objective of assessing the aquifer framework and its resource potential. The area was studied

  • 01/09/2006

  • Hydrogeology Journal
  • • Ganga
    • Aligarh (D)
    • Etah (D)
    • Uttar Pradesh
    • Hydrology
    • Groundwater Assessment
    • Waterlogging
    • Geology

• Declining groundwater level and aquifer dewatering in Dhaka metropolitan area, Bangladesh: causes and quantification

  Large abstraction by water-wells has been causing a linear to exponential drop in groundwater level and substantial aquifer dewatering in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The city is almost entirely dependent on groundwater, which occurs beneath the area in an unconsolidated Plio-Pleistocene sandy aquifer.

  • 15/10/2007

  • Hydrogeology Journal
  • • Groundwater
    • Dhaka
    • Bangladesh
    • Wells
    • Urban Water Supply
    • Groundwater Recharge
    • Water Supply