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Suitability maps of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR), Ganges River Basin, Asia
The MAR Portal contains the Global MAR Inventory, an inventory of over 1200 sites where Managed Aquifer Recharge is or has been implemented. The Global MAR Inventory includes...The MAR Portal contains the Global MAR Inventory, an inventory of over 1200 sites where Managed Aquifer Recharge is or has been implemented. The Global MAR Inventory includes information on site name, MAR type, year of scheme deployment, the source of infiltration water, the final use of abstracted water, as well as the main objectives of the project.
This dataset presents a MAR suitability map for the Ganges River Basin, developed by Brindha and Pavelic (2016). The study identifies priority watersheds for mitigating flood and drought impacts through conjunctive surface and groundwater management under the Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) approach. The analysis covers the transboundary Ganges Basin extending across Bangladesh, China, India, and Nepal. The dataset provides geospatial information that supports flood mitigation planning, groundwater recharge strategies, and integrated water resources management in South Asia. It is part of the global collection of MAR suitability assessments compiled by IGRAC.
If you would like to contribute data to the MAR portal, please contact us at info@un-igrac.org.
