An appraisal of geohydrological status and assessment of groundwater quality of Indpur Block, Bankura District, West Bengal, India

Abstract The present work aimed to evaluate the overall hydro-geological status of Indpur block, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. Despite having adequate annual precipitation, south-western districts state India, are considered be a significantly water-stressed area state. This is because unfavorable geological setting near subsurface occurrence impervious lithology and inundated nature surface drainage pattern. study was carried out both in pre- post-monsoon seasons 2019 obtain an updated current on concentration spatiotemporal fluctuations controlling ions water. Estimation major physicochemical parameters specific qualitative chemical characterization groundwater were rated through field laboratory studies. Water samples collected from twenty-two equidistantly scattered tube wells block. Seasonal variations water table elevation heads shift predominant recharge zones block also demarked. Drinking, domestic irrigation suitability measured by estimation such as Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Magnesium (MAR), Soluble Percentage (SSP), Residual Carbonate (RSC), Permeability Index (PI), Total Hardness (TH) Kelly’s ratio (KR) piper trilinear plots. Sustainable non-availability seems problem studied area, which intern resulted overexploitation, mostly for cultivation practices causing considerable depletion its drinking irrigation. Further, results show that may termed ‘good’ ‘moderate’ with few exceptions local scale. Judging every parameter, it can stated not much suitable purposes.