Groundwater Targeting in a Shaley Limestone Terrain: an Integrated Approach

Abstract

Shales/limestone, which are devoid of primary porosity, often act as the potential aquifers when they are fractured and/or weathered. An integrated approach employing photogeologicil, hydrogeological and geophysical investigations has now been attempted to delineate groundwater potential zones in such shaley limestone terrain at the southern part of Chandrapur District of Maharashtra. This cost-effective approach, which was focussed at sites delineated from aerial photo interpretation has helped in drilling of good yielding wells in an otherwise unpromising shaley limestone terrain.