Water scarcity in hard-rock terrains such as volcanic

Deccan traps in central and western India is well

known due to occurrence of groundwater in limited
quantity within unevenly distributed weathered
formations, faults, fractures and joints of the limited
areal extent. The region under study is a part of
Chandrabhaga river basin in Kalmeshwar taluk,
Nagpur District, Maharashtra, and lies at the eastern
margin of the Deccan traps. This region is facing acute
shortage of water supply, unable to meet the domestic
and irrigation demands. The present work deals with
2D electrical resistivity imaging carried out in droughtprone
Deccan
traps
terrain
of
Chandrabhaga
river
basin
to
delineate
deeper
aquifers
concealed
within
and
below
the
traps. The
2D
inverse
models
of
resistivity
variation
with
depth suggest
the occurrence
of
potential
aquifers
mostly
in
weathered/fractured
zones
within
the
traps
or
below
it. To
verify
the

interpreted
results,
a
bore well was
drilled
at
a
site
near Ghogali
village.
A
potential
water-bearing
aquifer
was
struck
at
a
depth of 35 m,
which
is in good
agreement
with
the
interpreted results.