Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Augmentation Project ? A Case Study

Environmental impact assessment of water augmentation in a coastal region forms an important part in the context of safeguarding environment. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made to assess water scarcity, its resource potential and augmentation in a coastal region projecting for a considerable period of sustenance. Herein an attempt is made for an environmental impact assessment study regarding install of deep borewells in a coastal region and analysed. Based on the literature studies, collection of data and analysis, the positive and negative impacts are discussed and resulted using Leopold matrix.