Drought hazard and vulnerability analysis for Bundelkhand region using geoinformatics
Student name: Ms Anjali Singh
Guide: Dr P K Joshi
Year of completion: 2010
Host Organisation: National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Dr Anil K. Gupta and Ms Sreeja S. Nair
Abstract: Bundelkhand region of central India has been known for water scarcity and chronic
drought. The recent recurring drought in the Bundelkhand region has alarmed the
scientific community and the policy makers alike. The absence of appropriate scientific
work to analyse the recurring pattern of the drought, and the relation between
meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural drought has further perplexed the decision
makers. This report attempts to fill this knowledge gap by using Geoinformatics and other
established tools of drought monitoring. Range of indices on drought monitoring, and
different software such as ArcGIS 9.1, ENVI 4.4, SPI_SL_6 etc, has been applied to analyse
the nature of the droughts and calculate their frequency and intensity. This information
has been tabulated and converted into pictorial representation to illustrate the intensity
and frequency of the droughts. The report ends with innovative presentation of hazard,
vulnerability and composite risk map of the region to educate the reader and the decision
makers about the recurring nature of the drought. It presents an intelligent information
base to assist the decision makers and mitigation analysts in taking informed decisions in
drought mitigation action.
Key Words: Drought, indices, hazard, vulnerability and risk
