1Visiting Faculty Department of Civil Engineering, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Haryana, India
2Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Online published on 2 July, 2020.
Hydro-geological parameters along with land-use pattern vary spatio-temporally and have a profound effect on-groundwater of any region.Gurugram, previously known as Gurgaon a mellineum city, is a southern district of Haryana state and lies in Delhi-NCR region. Moreover, it is known for being a financial and technological hub of-the country also. In this paper, an attempt has been made to analyse seasonal trends of hydrological parameters of-the region including Precipitation, Temperature at 2m, Wind Speed at 2m and Relative Humidity at 2m along with Ground water levels by applying Mann-Kendall test and Sen's slope estimation technique for five diferent seasons. It is noted from the results that the rainfall decreased during Post-monsoon Rabi (−0.3%) and Post-monsoon Kharif(−0.2%) seasons and increased in premonsoon (0.9%) and monsoon (1.8%) seasons. The temperature at 2m increased for every season except monsoon whereas the wind speed at 2m has shown decreasing slopes and relative humidity at 2m showed increasing trends during all the seasons.Moreover, the depth to ground water from the ground surface increased in all the seasons in a range of 52.3% to 84.1%, indicating depletion of ground water resource inspite of increasing precipitation in the region in all the seasons. The study is expected to pave-way for efficient planning for sustainable development of resources.
Rainfall, Ground Water, Trend analysis, Hydrological parameters, Gurugram city
