Abstract

The urban hydrogeological scenario of Kochi Urban area in Central Kerala, India has been carried out. The Kochi (Cochin) Corporation having an area of 97.88 km2 bordering Arabian Sea is noticed for its scenic beauty and tourism potential. The surface water sources of the Kochi Corporation area is contaminated with salinity-brackishness and also polluted by various anthropogenic activities. The water requirements of over 6lakh city population are catered through abstracting the Tertiary confined aquifers of Vaikom and Warkali Formations. Against the present need of 500 MLD the Kerala Water Authority is supplying 400MLD water to Kochi. For the sustainability of water resources of the Kochi Corporation various supply side management interventions and demand side management measures is proposed in the study.