Estimating aquifer transmissivity using Dar-Zarrouk parameters to delineate groundwater potential zones in Alluri Seetharama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bakuru Anandagajapathi Raju; Palavai Venkateswara Rao; Mangalampalli Subrahmanyam

doi:10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280011

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Raju BA, Rao PV, Subrahmanyam M. 2023. Estimating aquifer transmissivity using Dar-Zarrouk parameters to delineate groundwater potential zones in Alluri Seetharama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 11(2): 116-132 doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280011

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Estimating aquifer transmissivity using Dar-Zarrouk parameters to delineate groundwater potential zones in Alluri Seetharama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh, India

doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280011

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Department of Geophysics, Colleges of Science & Technology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Corresponding author: anand.bakuru@gmail.com
Received Date: 2022-10-20
Accepted Date: 2023-03-30

Available Online: 2023-06-15

Publish Date: 2023-06-30

Abstract

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This study aimed to explore groundwater potential zones in the EGMB of Alluri Seetharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh, India, for drinking and agriculture purposes. To achieve this goal, 72 Vertical Electrical Soundings (VES) were conducted using the Schlumberger electrode configuration. The resistivity sounding data were analyzed to determine the aquifer thickness, basement depth, Dar-Zarrouk parameters, and aquifer transmissivity. Spatial distribution maps were generated for these parameters to understand the subsurface formation. The analysis revealed a linear groundwater potential zone (8.46 km²) in the eastern part of the study area, extending in the NNE-SSW direction for 9.6 km. Six VES locations (P24, P27, P29, P30, P33, and P38) in this zone exhibit good potential (>30 m aquifer thickness), while the three VES locations (OP19, P5, and P46) in the central region are recommended for drilling bore wells. Additionally, moderate aquifer thickness (20–30 m) are identified in other VES locations (OP14, OP20, P4, P10, P12, P13, P15, P17, P18, P31, P46, and P50) along streams in the western and central part of the area, which can yield reasonable quantities of water. This information is useful for groundwater exploration and watershed management to meet the demands of tribal population in the study area.
- Vertical electrical sounding,
- Longitudinal conductance,
- Transverse resistance,
- Coefficient of anisotropy,
- Potential groundwater locations

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