EVALUATION OF SURFACE WATER CHARACTERISTICS USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS – A MODEL STUDY

Rivers are the main source of surface water in the country. People of India have a sentimental bondage with many holy rivers of the country such as Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Narmada and Brahmaputhra, presumably, owing to our long dependence on them as sources of water for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes and their utility as drainage courses. Rivers also support navigation, fishery development, hydro-electric power generation and propagation of wild life environment. Efficient and economic exploitation of these water resources is, thus, essential not only for agricultural and industrial development of the country but is also required for the very survival of the mankind. A systematic study of the river system involving river morphology, drainage characteristics, etc. is warranted for its proper utilization. Keeping this in view here we have studied Morphometric Analysis, Drainage Density, Drainage Frequency, Drainage Texture, Estimation of Surface Run-off, Surface Water quality for proper measurement of surface water.