Determination of silt thickness in Durga Kund for its de-isolation at Varanasi U.P. India

Abstract

In this study, we are focused on the re-connection of Kund to the water table. Kunds are the best ancient architectural construction that was connected to the underground water table and works upon the principle of the Capillary action. But due to the dumping of the sacristy in the Kund, they have been disconnected from the subsurface water source/water table. For the rejuvenation of the Kunds, it should be cleaned through which they could again connect to the water table. For the re-connection of Durga Kund to the water table, first, we have to calculate the silt thickness and cleaned it. So, in this process for the delineation of silt thickness, there are two methods, which have used. The first is based upon the hydrogeological conceptual method and the second is based upon the geophysical method. After applying both the methods, the results were almost same, the estimated thickness of silt was about 3.5 to 4 meters. Now, this result has been established that both the conceptual and practical results are same. It means in this technical time, the Conceptual results are as much reliable as instrumental results.

Keywords

• Traditional values
• survival
• contamination
• capillary
• underground water