Response Of The Dupi Tila Aquifer to intensive pumping in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Morris, Brian; Seddique, Ashraf Ali; Kazi, Matin Ahmed. 2003 Response Of The Dupi Tila Aquifer to intensive pumping in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hydrogeology Journal, 11 (4). 496-503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-003-0274-4
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Abstract/Summary
This paper focuses on the water-quantity issues facing Dhaka because of the rapid exploitation of the Dupi Tila aquifer. Dhaka is one of the world’s largest groundwater-dependent cities, relying on water withdrawn from this underlying semiconfined sand aquifer. A meteoric rise in well construction in both the private and public sectors in recent years has produced an estimated 1,300 boreholes that tap the aquifer in urban and suburban parts of the city. Analysis of construction records for public-supply wells drilled between 1970 and 2000 shows that water levels are falling in several areas of the city despite apparently favorable recharge conditions . The productivity of boreholes as measured by specific capacity has also declined significantly. Even though the aquifer system is vital to the infrastructure of the city it remains a poorly quantified resource, and until this is resolved by investment in evaluation studies, attempts to efficiently manage the resource in a sustainable way will be frustrated.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-003-0274-4 |
Programmes: | BGS Programmes > Groundwater Management |
ISSN: | 14312174 |
Additional Keywords: | Bangladesh, Urban groundwater, Water levels, Borehole design, GroundwaterBGS, Groundwater, International development |
NORA Subject Terms: | Management Earth Sciences Electronics, Engineering and Technology |
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Date made live: | 14 Jul 2008 10:49 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/3626 |
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