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TABLE OF CONTENTS

3

LIST OF TABLES

5

LIST OF FIGURES

8

PREFACE

13

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

15

INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND

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GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL SETTING 2.1. GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE STUDY AREA 2.2. GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE STUDY AREA

26  

LANDUSE CHANGES USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

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1.2. LOCATION OF STUDY AREA 1.3. AIM OF THE STUDY. 1.4. METHODOLOGY AND DATA ACQUISITION.

3.1. INTRODUCTION 3.2. METHODOLOGY 3.3. LANDUSE CHANGES IN THE AREA 3.3.5 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF LANDUSE AND FUTURE CHANGES

FLOOD HAZARD POTENTIALITY 4.1. INTRODUCTION 4.2. CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITION

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HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTING 5.1. INTRODUCTION 5.2. AQUIFER DISTRIBUTION. 5.3. GROUNDWATER FLOW.

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4.3. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DRAINAGE BASINS

5.4. AQUIFER RECHARGE AND DISCHARGE 5.5. THE AQUIFER HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES. 5.6. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT IN THE STUDY AREA





HYDROCHEMICAL ASPECTS 6.1. INTRODUCTION

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GROUNDWATER QUALITY

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6.2. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE GROUNDWATER 6.3. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE GROUNDWATER 6.4. GROUNDWATER TYPES. 6.5. HYDROCHEMICAL COEFFICIENTS. 6.6. HYPOTHETICAL SALT COMBINATION. 6.7. HYDROCHEMICAL GENETIC CLASSIFICATION.

7.1. GROUNDWATER QUALITY OF THE STUDY AREA 7.2 DEVELOPMENT OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY INDEX IN THE STUDY AREA:   7.3 ASSESSING GROUNDWATER QUALITY USING GIS. 

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.192 REFERENCES



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