Watershed analysis and Landuse Management to Protect from Flash Flood in the Semi-Arid Region Udaipur, Northwestern India using Geospatial Techniques

Authors

  • Syed Ahmad Ali  
  • Javed Ikbal  
  • Hamdi Aldharab  
  • Mohsen Alhamed  

Keywords:

Flood behavior, drainage morphometry, Land use, Mitigation, GIS.

Abstract

Flood is one of the most dangerous natural disaster destruct socioeconomic structure around Udaipur during monsoon. To assess hydrological character and flood potential an exhaustive morphometric and landuse/landcover analysis of Ahar watershed has been done. Delineation of highly structural controlled drainage network and computation of linear, areal and relief aspects has been done under GIS environment. Elevation, slope and aspect map has prepared by using SRTM DEM (1 arc) to understand about terrain characteristics. The analysis reveals that the high slope area covering with impermeable heavy clay and less permeable clay loam is responsible for more runoff leads to develop peak flow within short period of time. To reduce flood susceptibility a proper landuse management by increasing depth of reservoir particularly Badi and Madar lake situated upstream side in high drainage density area. Some anthropogenic activity blockage drainage system should be stopped to control the flood hazard in the area.

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Syed Ahmad Ali, Javed Ikbal, Hamdi Aldharab, Mohsen Alhamed, " Watershed analysis and Landuse Management to Protect from Flash Flood in the Semi-Arid Region Udaipur, Northwestern India using Geospatial Techniques, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.601-612, January-February-2018.