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GROUNDWATER FLUCTUATION IN PALANI TALUK, DINDIGUL DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

Journal: International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) (Vol.8, No. 7)

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Page : 1041-1049

Keywords : Groundwater fluctuation; Groundwater level and GIS;

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Abstract

Most invaluable natural resources of the earth are ground water, indirectly its relate to peoples' health and economic growth. “Due to its several inherent qualities (e.g. Consistent temperature, widespread and continuous availability, excellent natural quality, limited exposure, low development cost and drought reliability), it has become an important and reliable source of water supplies in all climatic areas, letting in both urban and rural areas of developed and developing countries” (Todd and Mays, 2005) [1]. Of the 37Mkm3 of freshwater estimated to be present in the land, some 22% exists as groundwater, which comprises approximately 97% of all liquid freshwater potentially available for human use (Foster, 1998) [2]. “Pollutants accumulated in groundwater and soil due to the processes of continuous discharge of industrial, agricultural and domestic effluents” (Sathish Kumar S et al. 2011) [3]. Due to the remarkable development of industry and agriculture, the water scarcity become in recent years. “The expanding industrialisation, urbanisation, and husbandry, which lead to population growth, which straight away brought unavoidable water emergencies” was stated by (Yadav Janeswar et al. 2013) [4].

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