Balance of ground water in urban to peri-urban sector: a case study of Berhampore block, Murshidabad district, West Benga

Abstract

In the age of urbanization, scarcity of ground water is a vital problem. It affects the human civilization very badly. Some irrational activity of human society, especially in the urban area put a great impact on the recharge of aquifer which in turn promote the condition of ‘greater demand-smaller supply’ of ground water and made it as water thrust zone. This paper attempts to find out the difference between use and abuse, evaluate the different necessity and mode of utilization of ground water and finally find some steps to overcome from the dead full situation of water scarcity. Primary data collected Bishnupur Lake (urban) and Ajodhyanagar Mouza (peri-urban) of Berhampore block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal is used as study area. The data are analysed with the help of Geoinformatics and Sample statistical technique. The study finds that both the peri-urban and urban areas require water for daily use but the rate of ground water recharge from rain is exponentially high in peri-urban areas compared to urban and thus peri-urban area must have maintain their open space in a planned manner as the supply line of ground water. Thus attention towards the peri-urban area to mitigate water crisis in the urban areas had to be given for balancing peri-urban-urban interaction and development.