Open AccessImpact of anthropogenic activities on groundwater quality and quantity in Raipur City, Chhattisgarh, India
Author(s) -
Rizwan Ahmed Khan,
K. Indhulekha,
Yadao Kumar Mawale,
Rakesh Dewangan,
Shubhedu Shekhar,
Chandra Shekhar Dwivedi,
Vikal K. Singh,
D. C. Jhariya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/597/1/012006
Subject(s) - groundwater , overexploitation , environmental science , water resource management , urbanization , groundwater pollution , municipal solid waste , land use , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , aquifer , waste management , engineering , civil engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
In the present study area, anthropogenic activities such as overexploitation of groundwater, improper disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), rapid industrialization, urbanization, and chemical fertilizer use are led to groundwater resource to depletion and quality degradation. Due to the imbalance between demand and availability, management approaches groundwater quality and quantity adversely affected. To assess the effects of LULC change in groundwater quality, Nitrate was considered. Land use Land cover (LULC) map of 1999 and 2016 and groundwater quality data of 1999 and 2016 revealed that groundwater quality is highly affected in the settlement area due to anthropogenic activities. There is no earmarked site in the Raipur city for the dumping of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Hence, to minimize the existing groundwater problem, there is a need to adopt proper remedial measures to improve groundwater quality and quantity.