International Journal of Geosciences

Volume 9, Issue 1 (January 2018)

ISSN Print: 2156-8359   ISSN Online: 2156-8367

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Identification of Groundwater in Hard Rock Terrain Using 2D Electrical Resistivity Tomography Imaging Technique: Securing Water Scarcity at the Time of Seasonal Rainfall Failure, South Andaman

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DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2018.91004    1,800 Downloads   3,625 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Like many of the tropical islands, the population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, though not directly, relies predominantly upon rain water harvesting to quench their need and also depends on the groundwater sources. In the background of climate change, severity of hydrological cycle is much anticipated which may cause more extreme and unusual precipitation. It is quite essential to have other alternatives. Accordingly, groundwater could be exploited as a potential alternative. The present study intends to find out the potential groundwater source and estimate aquifer parameters in Kodiyaghat (KD) and Burmanallah (BN). As these areas are composed of very hard rock, Wenner-Schlumberger array has been used to carry out a 2D Electrical Resistivity Tomography survey to find out the fracture zone as well as to delineate the aquifer. KD and BN show maximum resistivity of 25,416 Ωm and 5985 Ωm indicate very hard rock terrain. Similarly, the minimum values of resistivity (21.6 Ωm and 30.4 Ωm) were observed at KD and BN define the presence of freshwater aquifers respectively. The aquifer identified was found to be at a depth of 5 m to 19.9 m at KD and 2.5 m to 20 m at BN. The calculated Hydraulic conductivity (14.85 m/day and 30.14 m/day), transmissivity (86.25 m2/day and 271.27 m2/day) and porosity (28.7% and 31.24%) values at KD and BN confirmed that, the located aquifer was of fresh ground water quality and can be utilized for drinking and house hold purposes. According to the results, almost 70% of the study area is hard rock terrain and 30% comes under potential aquifer zone. The results also show that, both the areas were characterized by Horst and Graben topography and suggest possible groundwater sources for future exploration.

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Sk, M. , Ramanujam, N. , Champoil, V. , Biswas, S. , Rasool, Q. and Ojha, C. (2018) Identification of Groundwater in Hard Rock Terrain Using 2D Electrical Resistivity Tomography Imaging Technique: Securing Water Scarcity at the Time of Seasonal Rainfall Failure, South Andaman. International Journal of Geosciences, 9, 59-70. doi: 10.4236/ijg.2018.91004.

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