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Groundwater Abstraction From Aquitard, Aquiclude And Thin Aquifer In Barind, M. Asad Uz Zaman

International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering

Barind is the land where the quality of life is inextricably linked to the availability of water. We are trying to help the section of people of such area where water is considered only from the viewpoint of quantity; they do not have the scope to think from quality aspect for their survival. The scale of poverty level here is normally measured on the basis of per capita income; however, to give a better indication about the quality of life, the accessibility for food, education, health, safe drinking water, sanitation, medicine and social empowerment for decision-making should also be included …