Impact of anthropogenic activities on groundwater quality and quantity in Raipur City, Chhattisgarh, India

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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.

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Khan, R., Indhulekha, K., Mawale, Y. K., Dewangan, R., Shekhar, S., Dwivedi, C. S., … Jhariya, D. C. (2020). Impact of anthropogenic activities on groundwater quality and quantity in Raipur City, Chhattisgarh, India. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 597). IOP Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/597/1/012006

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