Affiliation:
1. 1 Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Ashok Rajpath, Patna- 800005, India
Abstract
Abstract
Groundwater is the primary source of water for domestic and irrigation purposes in the peninsular region of the Bhagalpur and Khagaria districts of Bihar. Though this region is bounded by perennial rivers on three sides, the groundwater level is decreasing gradually because of over exploitation and misuse. In this study, spatial and temporal analyses of rainfall and groundwater levels for pre- and post-monsoon seasons from 1996 to 2020 have been carried out using GIS tools, graphical plots, and statistical methods of pattern recognition. The spatial analysis of rainfall shows less rainfall in the western region of the study area, whereas it shows heavy rainfall in the region near the Vikramshila Bridge. The temporal analysis of rainfall shows decreasing trend in the whole study area and the rate of decrease was 25.05 mm/year during 1996–2020. The results of the pre-monsoon groundwater levels analysis show decreasing trend in the majority of wells, and the rate of decrease varies from 0.005 to 0.102 m/year. By contrast, the post-monsoon groundwater levels showed an increasing trend varying from 0.005 to 0.083 m/year at wells located near the River Ganga, except at Maheshkhunt. Thus, there is a need for proper groundwater management for a sustainable future.
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