Generation of water resource development plan for WG-8 watershed and analysis of ground water quality data using water quality index
Student name: Ms Jyoti Nayak
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 assessment.
Most satisfactory results were seen in multiplicative fusion method. 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 Gram Panchayat. 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 development of agriculture prime area are suggested with water
resources development structures. These structures are required for watershed management. The
major objectives of suggesting these structures are water conservation, soil conservation,
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 watershed of Bhandara, WG-8.
Another objective of this project explores how water quality index can help in determining
the ground water quality using nine important 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.
