Spatial assessment of groundwater over-exploitation in northwestern districts of Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Shahid, Shamsuddin, Wang, Xianjune, Rahman, Md. Moshiur, Hasan, Rashidul, Harun, Sobri, Shamsudin, Supiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of India 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/56047/1/ShamsuddinShahid2015_SpatialAssessmentofGrounwaterOverExploitationinNorthwesternDistricts.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/56047/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12594-015-0238-z

Groundwater demand in northwestern districts of Bangladesh is increasing rapidly with the growth of population and the expansion of irrigated agriculture. Development and management of groundwater resources are essential to supply the growing population with sufficient water for economic development...