Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Case Study: Bordharan


The Suki River basin is located in the north eastern part of Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. It is a tributary of Tapi River and originates in Madhya Pradesh at north of village Pal in Raver Block and meets river Tapi at village Hat-nur. 
Suki Dam (Garbaldi Dam) is an earth fill dam and is located near Khiroda village (Coordinates 21.30 N 75.89 E). It was constructed in the year 1977. It is 42 m (138 feet) high and 716 m (2,349 ft) long. Reservoir volume is 39,860 km3 (9,560 cu mi) and its surface area is 355 km2 (141 sq mi).
Sand is excavated from this river almost round the year.

Suki river basin of Raver sub-division is located towards the northeastern part of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra State.  Studies reported high longitudinal movement of groundwater from core area to the adjoining parts of the basin.[1]

Aim of the study: Characterizing the aquifer in the area as well as assessing its potential risk to contaminant seepage in terms of protective capacity of the overburden rock materials.

People rely exclusively on the Groundwater source.[2]

For better result the some indicators were used.[3]

During another process of investigation vertical electrical sounding studies were conducted at several  selected stations in the referred study area using Wenner configuration. These were computed to generate the resistivity regime of freshwater-bearing formations and its movement.

Result of the study reflected the fact that the central-western part of the referred study area were reflecting very good to good protective capacity rating as can be seen from the high longitudinal conductance values.

It is analysed and partially confirmed that the ground water quality may have been deteriorated in the area and borehole water samples should be randomly sampled for analysing contaminant loads.



[1] The low value of the protective capacity in the eastern part is making the aquifer system in the area highly vulnerable to surface contamination.

[2] Groundwater is the major source of irrigation and also for fulfilling domestic purposes. Parameters used for the referred stdy were the transverse resistance (T), longitudinal conductance (S), transverse resistivity (ρ t ) and longitudinal resistivity (ρ l ).

[3] To assess the development and propagation of overall water resources of Raver area for better environment in future, investigation was carried out with the help of geophysical indicators. 

Bordharan[1], a place of adequate importance in terms of its feedback to the immediate context, is a site of ecological importance. Not only that the site is inhabited by a wide variety of living forms.[2] Most of the core area is well maintained by Forest Departments along with local Self Government bodies. Area developed for Eco-Tourism (nearly 4.3% of the entire area of Sanctuary) is meant for aspirants having eagerness to explore nature and the Natural World.[3]

There developed a buffer zone around the core area to protect the area from rest of the other human intrusions.

Core team of CED preferred remaining engaged in exploring Potamology of Bor- Dam and the adjoining river basin.[4] The core team examined surface water of the stream, human intrusions to the area and other adverse impact of human activities to the ecology.

Major points to be noted:

1.       Human beings entering the area remain totally ignorant of their activities which are leading to pollution of the site; litter deposits, non-biodegradable waste materials and other pollutants were of normal occurrence at the site.

2.       People often rely upon some other agencies to kee the picnic site clean and germ free, but there were none to accomplish the task in particular.

3.       It is expected that food remains along with plastic covers may become a serious pollutant for wild inhabitants of the area. Animals may come in trouble due to such pollutants.

4.       Any run off from adjoining sites bring pollutants, non-biodegradables and other such man made litter too the main stream; some of such samples were actively guarding penetration of the solar radiation in the water-body; causing lack of adequate radiation for autotrophs.

5.       Remnants of plastics stacked with food remains and waste materials often put a serious impact on fishes and other colony of planktons.

6.       On site chemical examination of the sample of water indicated that the top layer of water-body developed acidic due to ceaseless contamination of non-biodegradables and organic wastes.

7.       It was also becoming evident from the physical observation of the site that percentage of suspended particles and tiny units of non-biodegradable materials were there in plenty flowing along with the regular stream.

Implications

Pollution of any kind always implies an adverse impact upon the natural biota. Situation which developed around Bor Dharan is also showing implications of different kinds of pollutions. Agencies are there to look after the situation; men visiting the place are also aware of all adverse impacts of pollution; co-ordination of law making and law implementing agencies is another reality; then also one cannot claim that situation is passing on with smooth confluence of the stream.

A special attention is expected from the authority, and also from the law implementing agencies to handle the situation tactfully.

 

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[1] It is a dam in Seloo Tahsil, Wardha District. Formed by the Bor Dam (a key feature of the Bor River project), – and a area of wide spectrum of wildlife, including sambhar, cheetal, barking deer, nilgai, tigers, leopards, and wild dogs. This place has a water reservoir surrounded by hills and beautiful landscape.

 

[2] Addjoining area of the water-body is home to a wide variety of wild animals. The sanctuary, as developed in this area, covers an area of 121.1 km2 (46.8 miles square); which also includes the drainage basin Bor Dam.

 

[3] "Tourism Wheel: Bor Dam Bor Dharan Near Shelu Wildlife and Picnic Spot Bor". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.

 

[4] It includes study of rivers, a branch of hydrology. The subject of study is the hydrological processes of rivers, the morphometry of river basins, the structure of river networks; channel processes, regime of river mouth areas; evaporation and infiltration of water in a river basin; water, thermal, ice regime of rivers; sediment regime; sources and types of rivers feeding, and various chemical and physical processes in rivers.

Case Study: Bordharan

The Suki River basin is located in the north eastern part of Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. It is a tributary of Tapi River and originates...