Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques
The immense dependence of the growing population on groundwater has resulted in depletion at a fast pace can be seen nowadays. Identifying a groundwater potential zone can be proved as an aid to provide insight to the decision-makers and local authorities for planning purposes. This study evaluated...
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| author | Ritambhara K. Upadhyay Gaurav Tripathi Bojan Đurin Sanja Šamanović Vlado Cetl Naval Kishore Mukta Sharma Suraj Kumar Singh Shruti Kanga Md Wasim Praveen Kumar Rai Vinay Bhardwaj |
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| description | The immense dependence of the growing population on groundwater has resulted in depletion at a fast pace can be seen nowadays. Identifying a groundwater potential zone can be proved as an aid to provide insight to the decision-makers and local authorities for planning purposes. This study evaluated the delineation of groundwater potential zones using integrated remote sensing and GIS approach. Various thematic layers such as geology, geomorphology, lineament, slope, drainage, soil, land use/land cover, and rainfall were considered in this study as these have influence on the occurrence of groundwater and its cycle, and maps have been prepared in GIS domain. Afterward, appropriate weights were assigned to these layers based on multi-criteria decision analysis, i.e., Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Groundwater potentiality has been delineated in different zones (low, moderate, high, and very high) in the study region based on weighted overlay analysis. The study reveals zones with different groundwater prospects viz. low (1.27%), moderate (15.65%), high (75.54%), and very high (7.29%). The ground survey data provided by CGWB (Central Ground Water Board) of nearly 100 wells/dug wells/borewells/piezometers have been used for validation purposes, showing comparable results with the groundwater prospects zones. It also confirms that the majority of these wells fall under very high or high groundwater potential zones. They were also found to be thereby indicating that there is the existence of a permeable reservoir with considerable water storage in the subsurface. One of the most important issues for users and governments is groundwater depletion. Planning for the available groundwater resource is made easier by identifying the potential for groundwater (low to high). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e8eafde58ad4c48bfa09b5b2e7e38542023-11-17T08:55:29ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412023-03-0115596110.3390/w15050961Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS TechniquesRitambhara K. Upadhyay0Gaurav Tripathi1Bojan Đurin2Sanja Šamanović3Vlado Cetl4Naval Kishore5Mukta Sharma6Suraj Kumar Singh7Shruti Kanga8Md Wasim9Praveen Kumar Rai10Vinay Bhardwaj11Department of Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, Punjab, IndiaCentre for Climate Change and Water Research, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, University North, Varaždin 42000, CroatiaDepartment of Geodesy and Geomatics, University North, Varaždin 42000, CroatiaDepartment of Geodesy and Geomatics, University North, Varaždin 42000, CroatiaDepartment of Geology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, Punjab, IndiaSchool of Built Environment, IKGPTU, Jalandhar 144603, Punjab, IndiaCentre for Climate Change and Water Research, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Geography, School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda 151401, Punjab Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida 201314, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Geography, K.M.C. Language University, Lucknow 226013, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaGroundwater Department, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, Rajasthan, IndiaThe immense dependence of the growing population on groundwater has resulted in depletion at a fast pace can be seen nowadays. Identifying a groundwater potential zone can be proved as an aid to provide insight to the decision-makers and local authorities for planning purposes. This study evaluated the delineation of groundwater potential zones using integrated remote sensing and GIS approach. Various thematic layers such as geology, geomorphology, lineament, slope, drainage, soil, land use/land cover, and rainfall were considered in this study as these have influence on the occurrence of groundwater and its cycle, and maps have been prepared in GIS domain. Afterward, appropriate weights were assigned to these layers based on multi-criteria decision analysis, i.e., Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Groundwater potentiality has been delineated in different zones (low, moderate, high, and very high) in the study region based on weighted overlay analysis. The study reveals zones with different groundwater prospects viz. low (1.27%), moderate (15.65%), high (75.54%), and very high (7.29%). The ground survey data provided by CGWB (Central Ground Water Board) of nearly 100 wells/dug wells/borewells/piezometers have been used for validation purposes, showing comparable results with the groundwater prospects zones. It also confirms that the majority of these wells fall under very high or high groundwater potential zones. They were also found to be thereby indicating that there is the existence of a permeable reservoir with considerable water storage in the subsurface. One of the most important issues for users and governments is groundwater depletion. Planning for the available groundwater resource is made easier by identifying the potential for groundwater (low to high).https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/5/961groundwater potentialGISremote sensinganalytic hierarchy processoverlay analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ritambhara K. Upadhyay Gaurav Tripathi Bojan Đurin Sanja Šamanović Vlado Cetl Naval Kishore Mukta Sharma Suraj Kumar Singh Shruti Kanga Md Wasim Praveen Kumar Rai Vinay Bhardwaj Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques Water groundwater potential GIS remote sensing analytic hierarchy process overlay analysis |
| title | Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques |
| title_full | Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques |
| title_fullStr | Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques |
| title_short | Groundwater Potential Zone Mapping in the Ghaggar River Basin, North-West India, Using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques |
| title_sort | groundwater potential zone mapping in the ghaggar river basin north west india using integrated remote sensing and gis techniques |
| topic | groundwater potential GIS remote sensing analytic hierarchy process overlay analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/5/961 |
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