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Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones in Manimala Watershed using GIS

Prof. Alka Abraham, Ajay Das, Akhil J Tom, Amitha Sasi, Hemanth Sasi

Abstract


Groundwater is a major source of fresh water throughout the world and it is an important part of the hydrologic cycle. Integration of geographical information system (GIS) and the remote sens-ing data for the exploration of groundwater resources has brought about a significant change in the field of groundwater research. The current study was conducted to delineate the ground wa-ter potential zones in Manimala watershed, Kerala, India. Eight parameters have been consid-ered in total for the study such as drainage density, elevation, slope gradient geology, geomor-phology, land use, soil, and lineaments. The selected parameters have been prepared and classi-fied in GIS environment. Weightages were assigned for each parameter and its classes, then weighted overlay analysis in ArcGIS was used to delineate study area into different groundwater potential zones. The groundwater potential zones thus obtained were divided into four categories such as very low, low, medium and high potential zones. The result obtained was found to be helpful in assessing groundwater resources as well as its efficient planning and management for the social and economic progress of the society.

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