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| Content Provider | Springer Nature Link |
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| Author | Chauhan, Pankaj Chauniyal, Devi Datt Singh, Nilendu Tiwari, Reet Kamal |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Across the Himalaya, lesser Himalayan watersheds are the most vulnerable to environmental degradation. It is due to fragile conservational disposition, increasing developmental pressure and tourism. Micro-watershed prioritization is the best scientific option for managing the natural resources while maintaining pace of development. In this study, a typical sub-watershed of the lesser Himalaya (Tons sub-watershed: TSW) has been selected for prioritizing its micro-watershed and proposing a suitable and sustainable site for a small hydro-water plant installation. Micro-watershed prioritization is based on the integrated analysis of geo-morphometric, land use/land cover, lithological and soil type parameters associated with tools of remote sensing and geographical information system. This study characterized four micro-watersheds in TSW: 2C6C1a1, 2C6C1a2, 2C6C1a3 and 2C6C1a4 and assessed the risk and vulnerability of natural resources degradation. Individual category parameter for each micro-watershed has been evaluated, compared and ranks have been assigned based on their capacity to induce erodibility. Integrated theme-based rankings have been determined for each micro-watershed and final (composite) prioritization has been done accordingly. The results reveal that micro-watersheds 2C6C1a2 and 2C6C1a3 fall under medium priority, micro-watershed 2C6C1a4 indicates low priority, while micro-watershed 2C6C1a1 falls in high priority zone in the study area. The developed methodology and the results presented here will be imperative to prepare a comprehensive micro-watershed management planning. The results will be utilized to understand the topography, nature of the basin and demarcation of suitable site for the installation of a small multi-purpose hydropower plant in the study area. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 17 |
| Page Count | 17 |
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| ISSN | 18666280 |
| Journal | Environmental Earth Sciences |
| Volume Number | 75 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| e-ISSN | 18666299 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publisher Date | 2016-03-15 |
| Publisher Place | Berlin, Heidelberg |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | Micro-watershed prioritization Lesser Himalaya Tons river Basin Geo-morphometric analysis LULC RS-GIS Multi-purpose small hydropower plants Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology |
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