VRISHABHAVATHI RIVER BASIN GROUNDWATER STATUS
Updated 15 Sept 2022
Central ground water board (CGWB) assesses the stage of groundwater development/extraction by taluks and classifies it as Safe, Semi-Critical, Critical and Overexploited (OE).
Administratively, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru south and Anekal taluks are in Bengaluru District, while Ramnagara and Kanakapura Taluks are in Ramnagara District. The river basin spread across 5 taluks is completely overexploited, as shown in the image.
References
- http://cgwb.gov.in/CGWA/List-Notified-Areas.html
- http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/karnataka/BANGALORE_RURAL.pdf
- http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/karnataka/BANGALORE_URBAN_BROCHURE.pdf
- http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/karnataka/2012/Ramanagaram-2012.pdf
- http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/karnataka/2012/BANGALORE_URBAN-2012.pdf
- http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/karnataka/2012/BANGALORE_RURAL-2012.pdf
- http://cgwb.gov.in/GW-Assessment/Categorization%20of%20AU.pdf
- http://cgwb.gov.in/GW-Assessment/2021-08-02-GWRA-2020-BLOCKWISE%20MASTERSHEET.pdf
- http://cgwb.gov.in/CGWA/List-Notified-Areas.html
RIVER BASIN
DAMS & FLOW
POLLUTION
GROUNDWATER
STRAWS
BIODIVERSITY
RAINFALL FLOODS & DROUGHT
RESTORATION
