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CONTENTS:-

1. Introduction
1.1. Background
1.2. Status of Groundwater
1.3. Land-use Change and Groundwater
1.3.1. Groundwater Mining and Economics
1.3.2. Groundwater Contamination
1.3.3. Water Contamination and Health Risks
1.4. Conceptual Framework
1.5. Nature of Problem
1.6. Review of Literatures
1.7. Data Sources and Methodology
1.8. Objectives and Hypothesis
1.8.1. Objectives
1.8.2. Hypothesis
1.9. Organisation of the Study

2. Geographical Background of the Study
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Physical Environment
2.2.1. Location and Extent
2.2.2. Relief
2.2.3. Physiographic Division
2.2.4. Drainage Pattern and Hydrology
2.2.5. Geology
2.2.6. Soils
2.2.7. Climate
2.2.8. Flora and Fauna
2.3. Cultural Environment
2.3.1. Population Characteristics
2.3.1.1. Literacy
2.3.1.2. Population Growth
2.3.1.3. Population Density
2.3.1.4. Occupational Structure
2.3.1.5. Migration
2.3.2. Land Utilization
2.3.3. Industrial Development
2.3.4. Infrastructural Facilities
2.3.4.1. Transport and Network
2.3.5. Health
2.3.6. Education
2.3.7. Selected Sites Characteristics

3. Dynamics of Land-Use/Cover Change
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Methods
3.3. Land-use Pattern
3.3.1. Land put to Non-agricultural Use
3.3.2. Barren and Un-cultivated Land
3.3.3. Fallow Land
3.3.4. Land under Miscellaneous Trees and Groves
3.3.5. Net Sown Area
3.4. Land-use Change Detection
3.5. Dynamics of Cropping Pattern
3.5.1. Change in Area under Food and Non-food Crops in Kharif Season
3.5.2. Changes in Area under Food and Non-food Crops in Rabi Season
3.6. Cropping Intensity
3.7. Irrigation Intensity
3.8. Area under Irrigation through Different Sources
3.9. Level of Mechanization in Agriculture
3.9.1. Fertilizer and Pesticides Consumption
3.10. Livestock
3.11. Conclusion

4. Groundwater Mining and Economy
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Methods
4.3. Groundwater Potential and Development
4.3.1. Groundwater Flow
4.4. Assessment of Groundwater Resource
4.5. Water-table Analysis
4.6. Historical Account of Irrigation
4.7. Depletion of Groundwater Reservoir
4.7.1. Magnitude and Rate of Groundwater Depletion
4.8. Determinants of Groundwater Depletion
4.8.1. The Dependent Variable
4.8.2. The Independent Variables
4.8.3. Analysis of the Result
4.9. Conclusion

5. Groundwater Quality Analysis
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Methods
5.3. Groundwater Quality
5.3.1. Seasonal Variation in Groundwater Quality
5.3.2. Correlation Analysis
5.5. Conclusion

6. Impact of Agriculture on Human Health
6.1. Introduction
6.1.1. Water Related Diseases
6.2. Methods
6.3. Water Pollution and its Impacts
6.4. Socio-economic Status of Vulnerable People
6.5. Analysis of Health
6.6. Conclusion

7. Summary