Identifying and analyzing the gaps in utilization of land resources using geo spatial technologies - a case study on Pedripahar village, Maddur block, Telangana

Student name: Ms G. Navya Reddy
Guide: Dr Neeti
Year of completion: 2016
Host Organisation: National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, Telangana
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Er H. K. Solanki

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Abstract: This study deals this the estimation of the land capability and the gaps in its utilization of the Pedripahar village of Maddur block, Telangana State and also generating the web information system for the spread of the information so as to be used by the people. The land capability was estimated with the land capability classification technique where the land is classified into 8 classes based on the characteristics associated with each of the class on certain parameters that affect the soil and as well the water which are the two most important factors of the cultivation. The classes of land capability are broadly classified into 2 i.e. cultivable and non-cultivable. Based on the land capability the land resource development Plan was generated which give the in site of the crops and the precautions that need to be grown in the region which was compared to the present LU/LC the gaps in the utilization of the land were estimated and we could find that in this region 808.1715 hectares area is over exploited, 59.3379 hectares area is under-utilized and only a small area i.e. 9.4779 hectares of land is used to optimum level. Thus proving that due to the increasing population growth and the demand the pressure on the land is increasing and immediate and serious action need to take in order to conserve the land for the future generation. All the information that was used and the output of the study were used to generate the web information system through open source GIS platform for the distribution of the information to the local people so that they can proper or change their agricultural practices based on this and better production could be possible. Key Words: Land Capability Land Resource Development Plan Web Information System Open Source GIS Land Utilization