Government of India

Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation

Central Ground Water Board, North Eastern Region, Guwahati

Imphal East district is part of

main Imphal city with its district
head quarter at Porompat.
The district experienced subtropical to temperate climate. The
average annual rainfall is 993.15
mm.
The district is flat elongated and
tapering towards south with isolated hills. It is an intermountain
valley surrounded by hillocks
about 1,500 - 2,000 meters high.

Based on the hydrogeological conditions, occurrence of

potential aquifer horizons and their yield potential, prospects for ground water development in the study area are
mainly confined to the valley only.
Depth to water level recorded during DGWMS
was1.08 to 10.32 mbgl for pre-monsoon (2004) and it was
1.0 to 6.2 mbgl for post-monsoon (2004). Annual water
level fluctuation ranges from 1.83 to 7.35m.

Hydrogeologically, the district is

mostly occupied by Semi consolidated formations comprises o f
shale, siltstone, sandstone and
conglomerate.

The eastern and northern parts ar

me feasible for the development of
ground water through shallow to

Exploitation of ground water in

the district began in June 1996 in
the Potsangbam well filed. The
well field comprises ten production boreholes (total depth comprised between 45 m and 60 m,
unit discharge of borehole ranges
from 1,087 to 1,512 l/m.)

moderately deep tube wells down

to 75 m tapping about 10 to 30 m
of cumulative thickness of granular
horizon.

In the central part

Aquifer thickness ranges from 10

to 20 mbgl. The discharge of
tube wells established is about
10-30 m3 /hr at 10-15 m drawdown.

fine-grained

granular horizons of cumulative

thickness of 10 to 20 m are encountered up to 100 m. The area is suitable for the construction of tube

Annual Replenishable Ground

Water Resources is 128.70 mcm.
Net Annual Ground Water Draft
is 0.42 mcm. Projected Demand
for Domestic and Industrial Use
up to 2025 is 11.64 mcm. Stage
Existing hydrogeological set
of Ground Water Development is
0.36 which is under the Safe up indicates scope of groundwacategory.
ter development by way of constructing groundwater abstraction structures scientifically.

Regulations on withdrawal
and enhancing the recharge
through artificial means are the
options left to keep a control on
this problem.

wells for domestic supplies.

The ground water movement is

essentially towards the central
lower part from the peripheral
higher elevation of the valley
and finally results to the north
to south hydrologic gradient during pre-monsoon and north to
south west south (SWS) region
during post-monsoon .

Proper rehabilitation of these

sick wells in the entire area is to
be carried out so as to mitigate
water scarcity as reported from
different village.
The chemical parameters in the
ground water are found within
Permissible limit of BIS except Fe.

Imphal East District, Manipur