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Multi-Criteria Based Hydrological Zonation for Water Harvesting Site Suitability in Nuh Watershed of Haryana, India


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1 ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India

The present study aims to develop a protocol for determining the suitability of ponds in Nuh watershed, Haryana, India, using hydrological zoning, analytic hierarchy process, weighted overlay approach and geospatial techniques. Maximum area is in moderate and low run-off zones, with 50.43% and 32.4% of the area covering 104 and 129 ponds respectively. Area under least, moderate, high suitable zones are 33.2%, 51.92% and 11.38% respectively. Also, 137 more ponds are proposed, with 2, 49 and 86 ponds having very high, high and moderate suitable zones respectively. If these 472 ponds are revived, additional areas can be brought under irrigation in the watershed.

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Analytic hierarchy process, hydrological zonation, site suitability, watershed, water harvesting.
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Smita Jaiswal
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Susama Sudhishri
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Man Singh
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Vinay K. Sehgal
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Anil Kumar Mishra
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Anchal Dass
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Dinesh Sharma
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
P. Venkatesh
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Love Kumar
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Prashant Singh
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Rashmi Yadav
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India
Sangeeta
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


The present study aims to develop a protocol for determining the suitability of ponds in Nuh watershed, Haryana, India, using hydrological zoning, analytic hierarchy process, weighted overlay approach and geospatial techniques. Maximum area is in moderate and low run-off zones, with 50.43% and 32.4% of the area covering 104 and 129 ponds respectively. Area under least, moderate, high suitable zones are 33.2%, 51.92% and 11.38% respectively. Also, 137 more ponds are proposed, with 2, 49 and 86 ponds having very high, high and moderate suitable zones respectively. If these 472 ponds are revived, additional areas can be brought under irrigation in the watershed.

Keywords


Analytic hierarchy process, hydrological zonation, site suitability, watershed, water harvesting.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi4%2F452-460