Selection of Inter-Linking Canal Alignment from Kadana Dam to Watrak Dam, Gujarat, using Remote Sensing and GIS
Author(s):
Heena Kanjani , L.d.college of engineering; A. T. Motiani, L.d. college of Engineering; Indra Prakash, Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Application and Geo-Informatics (BISAG), Gandhinagar ; Khalid Mehmood, Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Application and Geo-Informatics (BISAG), Gandhinagar
Keywords:
Canal system, GIS, Remote Sensing, River Interlinking
Abstract:
The idea of linking water surplus Himalayan Rivers with water scarce parts of western and peninsular India has been done for the past 150 years. Inter basin transfer means linking two or more water bodies, one with surplus water and another with scarce water, by creating a network of manually created canals. The present study deals with the surplus water diversion via canal from Kadana Dam to Watrak Dam, Gujarat. The study area includes two districts namely Panchmahal and Sabarkantha of north-east Gujarat. For interlinking, consideration of various ground features, contours and slope of the study area is done using GIS and Remote Sensing. The data obtained from thematic maps are integrated that helps in planning of alignment of canal. Selection of alignment for a canal is critical in terms of cost and execution time. Several alignments may be possible between the source and destination of a canal, but command area and alignment possible with minimum cutting and filling works based on topography is finalized. Further construction of civil engineering structures are identified to design the new interlink canal from Kadana Dam to Watrak Dam.
Other Details:
Manuscript Id | : | IJSTEV2I11197
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Published in | : | Volume : 2, Issue : 11
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Publication Date | : | 01/06/2016
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Page(s) | : | 373-379
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