GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN THE

BASALTIC TERRAIN FOR RAINWATER

HARVESTING:
EVERYWHERE BUT NOT ANYWHERE

Presented By- Dr. Anil Lalwani

 WATER – the essence of life!

Water regardless of its quality is always in DEMAND

Till date there has been no technological alternative for

“WATER”
Rain is the ultimate source of
fresh water. With urbanization
the ground area around houses
and buildings being cemented,
which increases surface run
off. Due to this, precious
rainwater is squandered, as it is
eventually drained into the sea.
To avoid this and also to
reduce surface runoff and other
problems associated with it the
civic administration has made
Rainwater harvesting a
compulsion in all major metros
IS RAINWATER HARVESTING By
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
APPLICABLE
EVERYWHERE ?

A Popular Answer is “YES”

Technically Speaking
“NO”
THE BASALTIC TERRAIN
Multilayered, almost horizontally
disposed lava flows

comprising of Alternate layers of

compact & amygdaloidal flow units

DRY BOREWELL Not IN
HYDRAULIC
CONTINUTINITY WITH
AQUIFER
BOREWELL IN HYDRAULIC
CONTINUTINITY WITH
AQUIFER
TYPICAL AQUIFER SYSTEM IN BASALTS
Dug Well exhibiting ‘SHEET JOINTS’
SHEET JOINTS SEEN IN AN UNCASED BOREWELL
INFLOW ZONES OBSERVED IN WELL
THANK YOU !