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Unlocking the hidden potential: groundwater zone mapping using AHP, remote sensing and GIS techniques

Rahul S. Shelara Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
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Sachin B. Nandgudeb Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Chaitanya B. Pandeb Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, Maharashtra, India;c New Era and Development in Civil Engineering Research Group, Scientific Research Center, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Nasiriyah, Iraq;d Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-3565
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Romulus Costachee Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania;f National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Bucharest, Romania;g Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea, Romania;h Department of Civil Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
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Gamal A. El-Hitii Department of Optometry, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abebe Debele Tolchej School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Haramaya Institute of Technology, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cao Truong Sonk Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Krishna Kumar Yadavl Faculty of Science and Technology, Madhyanchal Professional University, Ratibad, Bhopal, India
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Article: 2264458 | Received 06 Jul 2023, Accepted 23 Sep 2023, Published online: 19 Oct 2023

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