GNR 622 Sub Surface Water Resources Assesment And Management

Ground water, aquifer characteristics, classification, infiltration, contamination of shallow aquifer, ground water potential mapping, satellite data applications, estimation, flow modeling, abstraction methods, recharge techniques, water balance estimation, salt water intrusion, water quality, ground water dependant supply systems, aquifer exploitation and vulnerability assessment, trans-boundary aquifers and governance, case studies .


  • Text / References:
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  • Romani, S., Sharma, K.D., Ghosh, N.C. and Kaushik, Y.B., Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2006