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Groundwater evaporation ponds: A viable option for the management of shallow saline waterlogged areas [1]

The province of Punjab is the main food basket of India. In recent years, many regions of Punjab are facing acute waterlogging problems and increased secondary salinity, which have negative impacts on food security of the nation. In particular, these problems are more pronounced in the Muktsar district of Punjab. The observed groundwater levels trend between 2005 and 2011 implies that groundwater levels are coming towards the land surface at the rate of 0.5 m/year in Lambi and Malout blocks. In this study, a groundwater flow model was constructed using MODFLOW to understand the groundwater table dynamics and to test the groundwater evaporation ponds to draw down the groundwater levels in the waterlogging areas of Muktsar district.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
09/08/2016
Lagudu Surinaidu [3], Mogali Jayaraja Nandan [4], Sanmugam Prathapar & et al [5]
Hydrology [6]
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Tags:
Groundwater [7], Water Salinisation [8], Waterlogging [9], Punjab [10], India [11], Muktsar [12], Canal Irrigation [13], Agriculture [14], Soil Capability [15]
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[2] http://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/3/3/30
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lagudu-surinaidu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mogali-jayaraja-nandan
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanmugam-prathapar-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/hydrology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-salinisation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/muktsar
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canal-irrigation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability