Generation of water resource development plan for WGWP-3 watershed and analysis of ground water quality data using water quality index
Student name: Ms Jheel Bastia
Guide: Dr Bakim Chandra Oinam
Year of completion: 2012
Host Organisation: Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre, Nagpur
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Dr Vinod M. Bothale
Abstract: Rural development in India has always been a priority for both central as well as state
government and there has been a constant flow of thoughts and views in for implementing and
materializing such development. Planning at the grass root level is the need of the hour for which
the natural resources have to be utilized effectively and judicially. Planning aims at local area
development treating gram panchayat as the planning unit. The study aims at generating
required resources themes on 1:10,000 scale with uniform standards in GIS environment. For
generation of these resources themes on 1:10K a high resolution image is required. Eight
different fusion techniques were carried out with their qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Multiplicative fusion method provide the best results based on visual and statistical assessment.
(quantitative and qualitative analysis).Hence multiplicative fusion method was opted to generate
orthorectified Cartosat-1 PAN and LISS-IV Mx fused imagery having 2.5m spatial resolution
imagery as basic common input for all resource themes preparation. This will enable to facilitate
the common spatial reference and geometric integrity across and along the work to be carried
out for the entire study area. Based on the layers generated i.e.; LULC, road, canal and
drainage, water resources development plan is generated and will be implemented both at
grampanchayat. As per LULC almost major part of study area is covered by crop land followed
by forest, waterbodies , wasteland, built up and grassland/grazing land. For many developmental
activities, primarily in the agricultural area, various structures are required for watershed
management. The major objectives of suggesting these structures are water conservation, soil
conservation to enhance and manage irrigation system, aquifer recharge etc. In this study it was
an attempt to suggest Water Resource Development Plan for one of the priority of watershed
WGWP-3 of Gondia.
Another objective of this project explores the how water quality index can help in
determining the ground water quality using nine important physiological and biological
parameters. Water quality index is an effective tool to analyses spatial and temporal changes in
ground water quality. This objective was accomplished for Amravati division for pre monsoon
and post monsoon season.
Keywords: Grampanchayat, Orthorectified, CARTOSAT-1PAN, LISS-1VMx,
Fusion
