Maréchal Jean-Christophe

Hydrogeologist - Karst & fractured aquifers

Choutuppal Experimental Site


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Location: South of Hyderabad, Telangana state, India

Elevation: xxx masl

Geology: Crystalline rock basement (mainly granite)

Aquifer type: fractured crystalline-rock aquifer 

Scientific question: " How does groundwater circulate through the fractured crystalline basement? "

Choutuppal has been part of  SNO H+ and OZCAR reserach infrastructure

Location map

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(a) Maheshwaram watershed with location of pumping borewells for irrigation (July 2002), (b) EHP (0.55 km²) site near Choutuppal village, with two clusters of monitored borewells

Key findings

Hydrogeological model

Picture Gallery

Related publications

An Observatory of Groundwater in Crystalline Rock Aquifers Exposed to a changing Environment : Hyderabad, India


Jean-Christophe Marechal, Adrien Selles, Benoit Dewandel, Alexandre Boisson, Jerome Perrin, Shakeel Ahmed

Vadose Zone Journal, vol. 17, 2018 Nov