Groundwater quality and depletion in the Indo-Gangetic Basin mapped from in situ observations

AM MacDonald, HC Bonsor, KM Ahmed… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Groundwater abstraction from the transboundary Indo-Gangetic Basin comprises 25% of
global groundwater withdrawals, sustaining agricultural productivity in Pakistan, India, Nepal …

Relative contribution of monsoon precipitation and pumping to changes in groundwater storage in India

A Asoka, T Gleeson, Y Wada, V Mishra - Nature Geoscience, 2017 - nature.com
The depletion of groundwater resources threatens food and water security in India.
However, the relative influence of groundwater pumping and climate variability on …

Estimation of spatio-temporal groundwater storage variations in the Lower Transboundary Indus Basin using GRACE satellite

S Ali, Q Wang, D Liu, Q Fu, MM Rahaman, MA Faiz… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Lower Transboundary Indus Basin (LTIB), excessive groundwater is being
consumed in combination with surface water to meet the increasing demand for irrigation …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogeological typologies of the Indo-Gangetic basin alluvial aquifer, South Asia

HC Bonsor, AM MacDonald, KM Ahmed… - Hydrogeology …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Indo-Gangetic aquifer is one of the world's most important transboundary water
resources, and the most heavily exploited aquifer in the world. To better understand the …

Effect of hydrogeochemical behavior on groundwater resources in Holocene aquifers of moribund Ganges Delta, India: Infusing data-driven algorithms

A Saha, SC Pal, I Chowdhuri, P Roy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the fundamental sustainable development goals has been recognized as having
access to clean water for drinking purposes. In the Anthropocene era, rapid urbanization put …

Isotopes (δ18O, δD and 3H) variations in groundwater with emphasis on salinization in the state of Punjab, India

G Krishan, B Kumar, N Sudarsan, MS Rao… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The state of Punjab has a dominant agrarian economy and is considered India's bread
basket. However, it is now under the problem of falling agro-economy primarily because of …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the methods for evaluating the resilience of groundwater systems

N Zeydalinejad - MethodsX, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, groundwater resources are under anthropogenic and natural pressures.
Depending on various factors, aquifers have diverse responses toward stresses. Resilience …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme exposure of fluoride and arsenic contamination in shallow coastal aquifers of the Ganges delta, transboundary of the Indo-Bangladesh region

D Ruidas, SC Pal, T Biswas, A Saha, ARMT Islam - Geoscience Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, shallow aquifer groundwater (GW) has been severely affected in recent decades
for both geogenic and anthropogenic reasons. The hydro-geochemical characteristics of the …

Identification of potential artificial groundwater recharge sites in an alluvial setting: a coupled electrical resistivity tomography and sediment characterization study

U Mishra, AK Mohapatra, A Mandal, A Singh - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alluvial aquifers are one of the most exploited and easily accessible aquifer networks across
the world, as they coincide with regions of intensive human settlements. Over the years …

Occurrences of potentially toxic trace metals in groundwater of the state of Punjab in northern India

G Krishan, AK Taloor, N Sudarsan… - Groundwater for …, 2021 - Elsevier
In present study, a total of 275 representative water samples (263 groundwater, 8 canal
water, 2 samples from Sutlej River and 2 samples from Buddha Nala) were collected and …