AQUIFER CHARACTERISTICS IN AND AROUND KUNDAPURA-UDUPI DISTRICT KARNATAKA

AMEER HUSSAIN , DR HG UMESHCHANDRA , BT SURESHBABU

Groundwater is the major source of water supply for drinking and domestic purposes in urban as well as rural parts. Groundwater contamination is one of the most important environmental issues in the recent world.Coastal regions are generally vulnerable to seawater intrusion especially in regions where groundwater is over-pumped. Saline water interference is the main issue in coastal areas due to over-extraction of groundwater, and it directs to the devastation of the excellence of the freshwater aquifers. The present study is being carried out to evaluate the groundwater quality and its suitability for domestic and drinking purposes in the coastal aquifers in Coastal regions of Kundapura-Udupi District.The parameters such as pH, EC, TDS and major ion concentrations Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl, HCO3, SO4 and NO3 of the groundwater are analyzed. Abundances of these ions are in the following order Na, Ca, Mg, K and Cl, HCO3, SO4, NO3,. Na and Cl is the dominant hydrochemical facies of the study area. Interpretation of the hydrochemical data suggests that hydrochemistry of the study area is controlled by mixing of fresh water with relict saline water, ion-exchange processes, silicate weathering and evaporation are responsible for the groundwater chemistry of the study area

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"AQUIFER CHARACTERISTICS IN AND AROUND KUNDAPURA-UDUPI DISTRICT KARNATAKA", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.250 - 253, January-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2301039.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 1, January-2023

Pages : 250 - 253

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_203394

Published Paper Id: IJSDR2301039

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Research Area: Environmental Engineering 

Country: DAKSHINA KANNADA, KARNATAKA, India

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