Kshipra Sub Basin - Asian Development Bank

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Appendix 3 Kshipra Sub Basin 19
water level maps are given in Figure 28 . The hydrographs of select observation stations drawn are given
in Figure 29 and Figure 30.
District Depth to
groundwater
(Pre-monsoon)
Table 6: Groundwater Levels and Trend
Depth to
groundwater
(Post-monsoon)
Fall in levels
(Premonsoon)
Fall in levels
(post-monsoon)
Ujjain 8.96-17.00 1.45-11.90 0.05-0.39 0.01-0.43
Dewas 3.06-24.05 0.55-10.30 0.05-0.33 0.05-0.60
Indore 6.30-15.70 1.40-10.08 0.02-0.28 0.08-0.80
1. Water quality
28. The groundwater quality in general is good in the basin. The EC value of groundwater in entire
Kishpra sub-basin is less than 3000 micro Siemens/cm. Water quality map with EC contours is given in
Figure 31. High levels of nitrate and fluoride have also been reported from some blocks of the district of
Dewas, Indore and Ujjain. A table indicating levels of Fluoride and Nitrate is given in Table 7 below:
Table 7: Fluoride and Nitrate Levels of Shallow Groundwater in Kshipra sub-basin
District Block Nitrate(mg/l) Block Fluoride(mg/l)
Dewas Bagla 52-156 Khategaon 1.5
Dewas 51-111 - -
Indore Depala 139 - -
Indore 79-179 - -
Ujjain Badnagar 67 - -
Mahidpur 48-76 - -
Ujjain 67-94 - -
2. Groundwater resources:
29. The Chambal basin encompasses a large number districts but the present study focuses on the
Kshipra sub-basin of Chambal basin. The state government has estimated the availability of groundwater
of Kshipra sub-basin as 1100 million cubic meters. The status of groundwater potential of the whole
Chambal river basin is given in Table 8 below.
Total
replenishable
groundwater
Table 8: Dynamic Groundwater Resources of Chambal Basin (in BCM)
Provision for
domestic,
industrial and
other uses
Available
groundwater
resources for
irrigation
Net
groundwater
draft
Balance
groundwater
available
Extent of
groundwater
use ( %)
7.19 1.08 6.11 2.45 3.66 49%
30. The district wise position of groundwater availability in the district of Indore, Dewas and Ujjain
covering Kshipra sub -basin is given in Table 9. It may be observed that in general the extent of
groundwater use in Indore and Ujjain exceeds 100%, whereas in Dewas the stage of development is
66%. By block it can be seen there is some significant differences between the blocks as shown in Table
9.