INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

151-156

Authors: Pokale SS

Continuing research and advancement in technology shall be promoted to address issues in the water sector in a scientific manner. Water is the most efficient source on earth. Water is the basic input of plants and also important to animals who survive the life. Plants requires 50- 75% of water while animals requires 65%. Rainfall is the source of water resource. India has been irregular and as an average rainfall. The topography of Maharashtra shows that 20% hilly with slopes greater than 15% called as run off zone, 30% includes valleys with slope less than 5 to 15% called as Recharge zone. As per increasing level of population, urbanization, industrialization and decreasing level of tree land and global warming; water resource levels are decreasing suddenly. The total rechargeable fresh ground water resources are 33.93 BCM and only 17.18 BCM current withdrawals. Out of the 1531 watersheds, 76 are overexploited, 4 critical, 100 semi- critical and 4 poor quality. We have to urgent need to recharge or manage the water sources artificially by Gully plug, Contour bunds, Gabion Structure, Percolation tanks, Dams/ Cement plug, Nala bunds, Sub surface Dyke methods and conserve easily. So it is very important to recharge the ground water as well surface water resource and this is a new cycle to preserve and management of Water Resource.