Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas

Water storage is crucial for water security (WS) in countries with monsoon-driven climates. Tanks significantly contribute to WS by augmenting water supply to agricultural production in parts of south and Southeast Asia. The present paper assesses the potential locations of small tanks for rehabilit...

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Autores principales: Anand, S., Kakumanu, K.R., Amarasinghe, Upali A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101913
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Kakumanu, K.R.
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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description Water storage is crucial for water security (WS) in countries with monsoon-driven climates. Tanks significantly contribute to WS by augmenting water supply to agricultural production in parts of south and Southeast Asia. The present paper assesses the potential locations of small tanks for rehabilitation to enhance WS. The Bhadrachalam catchment from the Godavari river basin, India was selected for the study. Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems techniques were used to identify the small tanks and water spread areas for augmenting storage. The cost -benefit analysis was also carried out for the identified tanks with various scenarios, cropping pattern and management options. The returns from desiliting, increase in area under the tank command with paddy and cotton crops are found to be beneficial. It concludes that rehabilitation of small tanks should be considered a priority investment as it will not only enhance WS and financial benefits to local communities, but also augment river flows in the non-monsoon season.
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spelling CGSpace1019132023-09-23T17:51:47Z Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas Anand, S. Kakumanu, K.R. Amarasinghe, Upali A. tanks rehabilitation cost benefit analysis remote sensing geographical information systems water security rural areas satellite imagery irrigated sites farmland farmers attitudes river basins catchment areas monsoon climate Water storage is crucial for water security (WS) in countries with monsoon-driven climates. Tanks significantly contribute to WS by augmenting water supply to agricultural production in parts of south and Southeast Asia. The present paper assesses the potential locations of small tanks for rehabilitation to enhance WS. The Bhadrachalam catchment from the Godavari river basin, India was selected for the study. Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems techniques were used to identify the small tanks and water spread areas for augmenting storage. The cost -benefit analysis was also carried out for the identified tanks with various scenarios, cropping pattern and management options. The returns from desiliting, increase in area under the tank command with paddy and cotton crops are found to be beneficial. It concludes that rehabilitation of small tanks should be considered a priority investment as it will not only enhance WS and financial benefits to local communities, but also augment river flows in the non-monsoon season. 2019-03-01 2019-06-27T07:56:57Z 2019-06-27T07:56:57Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101913 en Open Access Anand, S.; Kakumanu, K. R.; Amarasinghe, Upali A. 2019. Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas. Journal of Rural Development, 38(1):55-77.
spellingShingle tanks
rehabilitation
cost benefit analysis
remote sensing
geographical information systems
water security
rural areas
satellite imagery
irrigated sites
farmland
farmers attitudes
river basins
catchment areas
monsoon climate
Anand, S.
Kakumanu, K.R.
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
title Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
title_full Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
title_fullStr Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
title_full_unstemmed Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
title_short Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
title_sort use of remote sensing and gis for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
topic tanks
rehabilitation
cost benefit analysis
remote sensing
geographical information systems
water security
rural areas
satellite imagery
irrigated sites
farmland
farmers attitudes
river basins
catchment areas
monsoon climate
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101913
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