A Geographical Study of Ground Water in Rohtak District

Authors(1) :-Rohit

In Haryana all districts are affected with salt concentration. In Rohtak district the area under usar lands is 1358, 513, 523, 455 and 390 ha in Rohtak, Sampla, Kalanaur, Lakhan Majra and Meham blocks, respectively.The present study was conducted in five villages namely Rithal Narwal (Rohtak Block), Ismaila (Sampla Block), Lahli (Kalanaur Block), Kharak Jattan (Lakhan Majra Block), and Madina Korsan (Meham Block), which were affected by usar lands (salt-affected soils) above 10 per cent to the cultivable area of the village. Lahli village (Kalanaur Block) covered the highest usar lands area (248 ha) in Rohtak district. It is about 22.75 per cent of the cultivable area. Kharak Jattan (Lakhan Majra Block) covered the lowest usar lands area (50 ha). It is about 10.86 per cent of the cultivable area.

Authors and Affiliations

Rohit
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, AIJHM Jat College, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Ground Water, Rohtak, Soil, Rainfall, Climate

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 6 | Issue 4 | July-August 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-08-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 75-81
Manuscript Number : IJSRST196419
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Rohit, " A Geographical Study of Ground Water in Rohtak District", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp.75-81, July-August-2019.
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST196419
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