Groundwater Availability in the Kabul Basin, Afghanistan

Mack, Thomas J.

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-3889-1_2

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“…The population of Kabul has increased from 2.4 to 4.8 million between 2000 to 2015 (UN, 2016). This rapid growth in population and the potential impact of climate change, has invoked fear for the groundwater availability for a substantial proportion of population in Afghanistan in general and Kabul province in particular (Mack, 2018). In these circumstances there has been an overwhelming increase in the demand for groundwater and surface water harvesting (Nasir et al, 2018).…”

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“…Similarly, the water quality of the well water in urban areas may be deteriorated due to poor sanitation. The per capita water use in the study area was 110 liters/day (Bockh, 1971), 50 liters/day (Government of Afghanistan, 2005 cited by Mack, 2018), and 40 liters/day (Niard, 2007). However, the estimated groundwater availability in the city of Kabul, at about 44 million m 3 /year, can only provide about 2 million people at a modest per capita consumption of 50 liters/ day (Sa and Hassan, 2011).…”

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An integrated geospatial multi-influencing factor approach to delineate and identify groundwater potential zones in Kabul Province, Afghanistan

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This study was an attempt to evaluate the groundwater potentiality in Kabul province, Afghanistan using geospatial multi in uencing factor (MIF) approach. The in uencing parameters employed for the assessment of groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) includes slope, geology, soil, land use/land cover, lineament density, rainfall and drainage density. The sub-classes within each in uencing parameter were sub-divided, based on their effectiveness in groundwater potentiality as major, minor and no effect, and subsequently assigned a score value. The combined score value of these parameters was used for calculating the relative weight. The delineated GWPZ were classi ed in four groups, i.e. poor, moderate, good and very good GWPZ. The study results revealed that very good GWPZ covered an area of 354.87km 2 (2% of the total area), good 1523.86 km 2 (20%), moderate 2250.99 km 2 (73%) and poor 477.19 km 2 (5%). The study concluded that geospatial assisted MIF approach was very useful and e cient techniques for the assessment of GWPZ and can be effectively employed to enhance the conceptual understanding of groundwater resources of Kabul Basin, Afghanistan. HighlightsMulti in uencing factor approach was used to evaluate groundwater potential zones.Seven in uencing parameters were used for groundwater potential zones' evaluation.Satellite images and secondary data was used for the in uencing parameters layers.The generated map revealed 73% of Kabul province area covered by moderate GWPZ.The validation suggested multi in uencing factor approach as an effective tool.

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confidence: 99%