The Purandhar tahsil is one of the drought-prone tahsils in the state. The classification of notified wells based on depth
and fluctuations is found to be suitable for groundwater utility analysis for designing means of
conservation. Variance has been used as a measure for analysis of water table fluctuations. The problematic conditions are observed in the villages, which are mainly situated on the interfluves and in foothill zone. The notified wells near Karha and Nira show comfortable situation. Depth of well water has increasing trend in the both months, May and October representing premonsoon and postmonsoon periods. Difference in depth of well water in May and October is increasing. The field study has shown that depth of water in this area increases due to high rate of utilisation than that of recharge. It is the need of the time to add the new means of water conservation and to minimise use by adopting micro
irrigation system. Further, this kind of irrigation should be cost-effective for small farmers. The study also concludes the groundwater should be made available for protective irrigation in the incidences of crop failure in drought-prone areas.