Herald Journal of Geography and Regional Planning Vol. 2(2), pp. 082- 088 June, 2013
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Groundwater sources, Geological formations, and their environment in Sudan
Abdeen Mustafa Omer
1National Water Corporation (NWC), Khartoum, Sudan
*Corresponding Author e-mail: [email protected]
Accepted April 23, 2013
Sudan is dependent upon groundwater aquifers for its supply of water, both for human consumption and irrigation. The present minimum annual requirements of water for human and animal consumption in the rural areas of Sudan are estimated to be 275 x 106 m3 (23.2% of this amount is provided from the groundwater). About 1381 x 106 m3 are estimated to recharge from the major basins annually. Only 143 x 106 m3 of this recharged water is used because of lack of proper policies, technical manpower, inadequacy of knowledge and absence of appropriate research to develop new technologies and approaches. In this article the groundwater resources management in Sudan is presented. It can be concluded that the groundwater potentialities of the basins are extremely high. Finally, large quantities of groundwater are available for future development in irrigation and domestic supply.
Keywords: Sudan, Geological formation, Groundwater, Water-pumping
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