Analysis of groundwater level: Karnataka

Abstract

According to the department of rural development and panchayat raj, of the 176 taluks in Karnataka districts, at least 138 have groundwater at a low level of almost 55-60m1 . The increasing population, rise in standard of living and increasing housing demand resulted in massive apartment blocks in both metro cities and peri urban areas. It not only contributes to vast deforestation but due to excessive concretization also leads to depletion of groundwater resources because of large area of surface runoff. According to 2016 study construction industry it-selves over extracts and wastes 3000-8000 litres of water for every square metre of built up area2 . The purpose of this paper is to 1) build a multi-linear regression model and determine the groundwater table by using variables which can be categorized under various factors like land-use patterns, population demographics, climate and water-use habits in Karnataka 2) conduct correlation analysis in order to understand the relationships between these variables and ground water level, 3) understand the methods that help in groundwater recharge which are practiced in organized society like IIM-B campus