Geology Reference
In-Depth Information
DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA
The study area lies just south of Chennai city and extends from Adyar river
in the north to Muttukkadu estuary in the south. It covers an area of 20 km
in length and 3 km in width. The eastern side of this area is bounded by the
Bay of Bengal as shown in Fig. 1. Climate of this area is characterised by
an oppressive hot summer, dampness in atmosphere nearly throughout the
year and good seasonal rainfall. The summer season is from April to June
which is followed by the southwest monsoon season from June to September.
October to December constitutes the northeast monsoon season with the
associated rains being confined to November and December. Average total
rainfall is about 1260 mm/year.
Figure 1.
Study area with location of monitoring wells.
