Patalaganga project-Against hydrogeological characteristics of Karnataka, India Hegde G.V.1, Chandra K. C. Subhash2 1Geokuteer, Adarshanagar, 3rd Cross, College Road, Sirsi, India 2Ganga Block’, Goodwill Apartments, Chandra Layout, Bengaluru, India Online published on 6 September, 2019. Abstract The proposal of ‘Water Quest Hydroresources Management Limited (WQH)’ to tap water through deep bore wells from concept based resources located deep in the earth crust as ‘Water Veins/Underground Rivers’ was for its consideration by the Government of Karnataka (GoK) as ‘Patala Ganga project’ during 2017. Based on the details available, a scientific evaluation of the viability or otherwise of the project in Karnataka is presented in this paper. The evaluation carried out has revealed that the reasoning of WQH about the concept of perennial water veins/Underground Rivers at depths beyond 300-800m, from seawater distillate as a source and trans-continental water veins flow is not scientific, in view of the geological, geomorphological, hydrogeological and structural features of the State. Groundwater occurring in the State is attributed mainly to dynamic and/or static resources of meteoric origin in the composite aquifer system, but not from the source as contemplated by WQH. The proposed Patala Ganga project in Karnataka is not feasible for sustainable long term supply of water from such sources. Top Keywords Seawater Distillate, Perennial Water Veins, Composite Aquifer, Meteoric Water. Top |