1. Hydrology Project - II
Salient Features & Progress
Implementing Agency: CGWB
8th May, 2014

2. Items Cost Reimbursement
Project Cost (CGWB) As per Original PIP – Rs 27.95 Crore
As per RCT 2013 - Rs 66.32 Crore
Expenditure Incurred upto
March, 2014
38.45 Crore 32.27 Crore
Likely Expenditure by May 31,
2014 (allotted-2.02 Cr, Addl.fund
sought – 11.17 Cr)
13.19 Crore 13.28 Crore
Total under HP 51.64 Crore 45.55 Crore
Likely Spill Over
eGEMS 15.97 Crore
Dev- 1.52 Crore
SW /HW- 14.45 Crore
Pilot project on Aquifer
Mapping 0.89 Crore 10% of consultancy
Total Spill over 16.86 Crore

3. Name of Activities/Program Achievements
Upgrading of Hardware 19 Server and 59 workstation procured
Hardware procured
(Pilot Aquifer Mapping)
i) Work Station -12 Nos
ii) Laser Printer- 5Nos
iii) Note Book- 14Nos
iv) Scanner - 5 Nos.
Software procured
ERDAS Imagine, Arc GIS, Rockworks
Aquifer Test Pro for Pilot Aquifer Mapping
Visual Modflow, Aquifer Test Pro, Modflow Surfact,
Hydrogeoanalyst, GMS V 8.1,
FEFLOW FMH3 & Temporal Analyst for Ground Water
Modeling Centre
Data Procured
All India GIS digital data set at Village Boundary Level
Digital Toposheets for Pilot Aquifer Mapping Areas
Decision Support System (DSS)
The DSS for the water resources planning developed
by NIH, Roorkee and technical feedback provided by
CGWB with respect to GW component.

4. Name of Activities/Program Achievements
Awareness Raising Training 32
Training on Domain & Software 27
International Training and Study
Tour
Officers of CGWB deputed for 8 International
Training courses
Purpose Driven Study
1)Specific Yield Study for Planning and Designing
AR Structures in Sub-urban in Chennai –
Completed.
2)Real Time Ground Water Monitoring System in
NCT, Delhi – Procurement of DWLR (30 nos.) with
Telemetry System not materialised. However, the
study has been completed using manual
measurement
3)Pilot project on Aquifer Mapping- Continuing
Construction of Piezometers 114 (Punjab-65, Goa-49)
Construction of Wells 35 - under Chennai PDS
76 – Under Pilot Project on Aquifer Mapping
Analytical Quality Control Exercise

5. Name of Activities/Program Achievements
Award Date
(Consultancy for development of
e-GEMS)
06.11.12
Start Date
End Date
20.11.12
19.11.13
Extension of Consultancy
Extension sought from Ministry upto 31 May, 2014
after getting approval of HLTG Members
Revised Project Plan
Progress
• Data Entry modules developed
• Few Reports and Charts developed
• Software development in progress
Procurement of Software
• The proposal for procurement of Arc GIS is being
sent to PCS, MoWR for financial sanction
• Tender for procurement of Oracle, SAP & Visual
Studio under preparation

6. Name of Activities/Program Achievements
Procurement of Hardware
• Proposal for hiring of BSNL Data Centre
services for hosting of e-GEMS is under
submission
• The cost of the proposal is Rs 13.36 Crore
• Out of this 0.247 Crore is proposed from HP-II
and 13.113 Crore from GWM&R Scheme

8. Name of Study Major Findings
Specific Yield Study for Planning
and Designing AR Structures in
Sub-urban in Chennai
The artificial recharge structure suitable for the
region is the percolation pond with injection
wells. Injection wells can be constructed inside
the tanks to a depth of 13 to 20 mbgl. The top of
the injection well should be kept at the flood
point level of the tanks.
Study of Ground Water
Dynamics and Installation of
Real Time Ground Water
Monitoring System in NCT, Delhi
Under the study it was proposed to install
automatic Data Logger on Piezometer at
selected locations. But the procurement of data
logger could not be materialized due to certain
reasons beyond control. However, the study has
been completed using manual measurement

9. Pilot Project Areas Km2
Baswa-Bandikui Watershed,
Dausa District, Rajasthan - I –
AQRAJ
598
Maner-Khagaul Area, Patna Dist,
Bihar (Watershed GNDK013) - II –
AQBHR
521
Watershed WGKKC-2, Nagpur
district, Maharashtra - III –
AQMAH
360
Parts of Tumkur District,
Karnataka - IV – AQKAR
376
Lower Vellar, Cuddalore district,
Tamil Nadu - V – AQTND
344
Part of Thar Desert, Jaisalmar
District, Rajasthan. - VI – AQDRT
675
Pilot Project on Aquifer Mapping was taken up under Purpose Driven Study
component in six different Hydrogeological terrains of the country.

10. • Collection and Compilation of existing data completed.
• Various thematic layers prepared.
• Identification of data gap completed.
• Additional data generated using hydrogeological and geophysical
techniques to fill the data gap.
 Water Level Data
 Water Quality Data
 Ground Water Exploration data through drilling
 Determination of Aquifer parameters through Pumping test
 Generation of Geophysical Data using Ground and Heliborne
survey through NGRI as consultant
• The integration of geophysical & hydrogeological data is under
progress.
• On the basis of hydrogeological data, conceptualization of aquifer
system has been made for all pilot areas. Modeling through
simulation is under progress.

11. Activity Target Achievement
Pre-SkyTEM Post SkyTEM TOTAL
1D Surface
Geophysics
VES 540 165 83 248
GTEM 115 222 162 384
Sub-Surface
Geophysics
Logging 120 10 17 27
2D Surface
Geophysics
ERT 75 51.72 40.04 91.76
HRSS 0.0 0.0 4.3 4.30
Heliborne
Geophysics
TEM
SkyTEM
13800 13860

12. • 2D & 3D aquifer disposition have been envisaged on the basis of
Conceptual model. Different Aquifer systems have been demarcated.
 Bihar – Three Aquifers delineated and Palaeochannel have been
characterized.
 Maharashtra - The zones of each flow depicting intertrappean,
weathered and compact basalt could be identified and
Gondwanas & Basalts have been precisely demarcated.
 Tamil Nadu - Four aquifer systems have been clearly indicated in
Pilot area of Tamil Nadu; Palaeochannel showing fresh water
aquifer comprising of coarse sand is seen at the depth of 100-110
m running N-S and occurrence of limestone at shallow depth
along the coast at places may indicate fault.
 Karnataka - Potential zones identified at select locations.
• The project is under progress and integration of results would bring
out the refinement in sub surface disposition of aquifer; the efficacy
of different techniques and protocol for use of Geophysical methods.

13. Aquifer- I
Aquifer- II

14. Rock fragments with clay: light
pale to pinkish brown fragments
of quartzite, quartz and some
ferro-magnesium minerals with
little clay.
clayey sand
Silty clay
Quartzite Bed Rock: light pale
to dark brown colour chips of
micaceous quartzite.

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Figure 12: TEM sounding results at AQDRT
area
Marly
Limestone
with
bentonite
gypseous
clay
Saturated
saline water
alluvium
underlain by
limestone/s
andstone
Dray sand
underlain by
saline zone

19. • First Layer (Sandstone)
First
Layer
(
Sea
(Bay of
Bengal)
Aquifer - I
(Sandston
e)
Aquifer – IV
(Sandstone)
Second Layer
(Clay)
Aquifer – II
(sandstone)
Sixth layer
(Clay)
Fourth Layer
(Clay &
Lignite)
Aquifer - III
(Sandstone)
Perumal
Eri
Neyveli
Lignite Mine
45,000
GPM
pumping
Aquifer Management Plan
(aquifer unit wise) (lower Vellar water shed, TN)
basement
Aquifer Issues
I - Aquifer o Pumping for irrigation,
Industries & Domestic.
o Sea water intrusion
II- Aquifer o Pumping for irrigation,
Industries & Domestic.
o Sea water intrusion
III-
Aquifer
o Heavy withdrawal for
Lignite mining (45,000 GPM)
o Sea water intrusion
Aquifer Management
I - Aquifer Desilting of Perumal Eri (will induce recharge)
II - Aquifer Managed Aquifer Recharge
III - Aquifer Planned Pumping schedule & Managed Aquifer
Recharge, after completion of mining
IV - Aquifer Future allocation for drinking purposes

20. Item Amount as per
Contract
Agreement
Paid to NGRI up to 31.04.14
Consultancy
Charges
8,98,04,000 6,28,62,800
(70% = 10%+20%+40%)
Heliborne
Survey
Services
12,24,00,000
Payment to Aarhus
University for
Heliborne Survey
6,76,19,558
(2,93,50,000 +3,82,69,558)
(80% paid – 3 installment out of 4)
Payment for Hiring
of Helicopter
Services
175,83,260
(first four areas-AQRAJ, AQDRT,
AQMAH & AQBHR)
Equipment
cost
6,18,50,000 1,03,87,434
Total 27,40,54,000 15,84,53,052

21. Head Activity Contracted
value/
Estimated Cost
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Expenditur
e incurred
by March
31, 2014
(Rs. in
Lakhs)
Likely
expenditure to
be incurred by
May 31, 2014
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Head Wise
Total (Rs.
in Lakhs)
BE 2014-
15 (Rs. in
Lakhs)
Requirement
of Additional
Fund (Rs. in
Lakhs)
PS
NGRI Consultancy charges 898.04 628.63 269.42
618.30 192.00 426.30
Heliborne Survey Services
(Payment to Aarhus University by
NGRI)
864.07 676.20 187.87
Hiring of Helicopter Services (by
NGRI)
230.44 175.83 63.40
Consultancy for Development of e-
GEMS
253.74 24.60 49.21
Hiring of BSNL services for Hosting
of e-GEMS
1336.00 0.00 48.40
M&E
Multi-Electrode Multi Channel
Resistivity Systems (NGRI)
194.72 0.00 192.02
472.68 0.00 472.68
Advanced Resistivity Meters (NGRI) 39.22 28.29 9.59
Syscal Pro (by NGRI) 45.50 34.08 8.52
DGPS (by NGRI) 18.72 12.57 3.15
Server & Workstation-Payment 86.86 82.08 3.78
Software for e-GEMS 331.00 0.00 255.62
Major
Works
Construction of wells through
outsourcing under Pilot Project
394.60 128.61 265.99 265.99 0.00 265.99
FTE Foreign Training - - 10.00 10.00 10.00 0.00
Total 1790.89 1366.97 1366.97 202.00 1164.97

22. From the experience of the scheme, following suggestions are made
• Since the HP-I and HP-II was not implemented in few states, there is
a need of upscaling the three major components of HP-II through
strengthening of State Ground Water departments by improving of
institutional and organisational arrangements

23. 1. Introduction of e-GEMS to non-HP states on mutual consent of
respective state governments
2. Development of Standard protocol for use of geophysical
techniques for aquifer mapping from the results of Pilot Project on
Aquifer Mapping, which will be used for National Aquifer Mapping
programme.
3. Transfer and dissemination of hydrological and water quality data
for basic water resource evaluations between central and all the
state agencies

24. Application of HIS:
Following reports have been published using HIS data:
State Report - Regional Groundwater Scenario depicting the occurrence,
development potential and management options for groundwater
resources of the state
District report - Groundwater Scenario & formulation of sustainable
groundwater development Strategy at the district level
Ground Water Year Books - Groundwater Year Book for each region &
Groundwater Year Book consolidated for the country are published every
year
Groundwater Estimation Report as in 2004, 2009 & 2011 by each States -
Assessment of Groundwater resources for each state
Water Supply Investigation report - Feasibility report for sustainable
groundwater development
Groundwater Exploration Report - Summary of exploration carried out
by Central Ground Water Board
In addition, application of HIS data in Artificial Recharge Scheme
formulation and water quality investigations.

25. Data Dissemination:
Data disseminated to various Central and State government
departments, Central & state universities and research students for
different academics and scientific investigations.

26. Thanks
A Journey from Ground Water
Development to Aquifer Management
Pilot Project on Aquifer Mapping

27. HP III
HP III
Proposed Activity for Hydrology Project III
• Up-scaling to Other States
(A) Institutional Strengthening
• Procurement of Hydrogeological equipment
• Procurements of Geophysical equipment
• Procurement of software
• Procurement of chemical equipment:
(B) Vertical Extension
• Identification of the issues related to public concern in water
management in the existing states.
• Hydro-geological support data collection at micro level
• increased frequency of water level monitoring
• Compilation and Integration of existing data