Use of GIS and Electrical Resistivity Survey to Assess the Rainwater Harvesting Potential Carried in the Wadala Village Region of North Solapur Taluka, Solapur District for Watershed Management of the Region

Year : 2025 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 02 | Page : 24 38
    By

    N. J. Sathe,

  • P.N. Sathe,

  • Y.S. Kanade,

Abstract

In watershed management, rainwater is the only source which needs to be conserved and collected from the open sources. The other way of collection is in the form of groundwater i.e. Aquifer. Solapur district receives average rainfall and the present selected study area receives poor rainfall, i.e., 534 mm. This village forms the major developed region in North Solapur, but due to high irrigation in the region over-exploitation has taken place which has depleted the groundwater of the region. Population of the Wadala is 5000, whereas house holdings are 1000. To improve the economic status of the region, the people’s participation has created a miraculous change in the region by help of Pani Foundation and Jalyukt Shivar Program. To assess the area’s water potential growth, the studies were carried and it has given a wide justice to state that the work done in the region is appropriate. For assessment of the water potential after the programs, use of GIS and geophysical studies has been carried out in the region to map the surface water regions as well as groundwater level. The area possesses percolation tanks, continuous contour trench (CCT), farm ponds and Nala deepening activities. The thematic maps have helped to understand the harvesting structures, and that has helped to conserve the surface water into sub-surface water bodies in the water depleted region.

Keywords: Rain water harvesting, groundwater, RS and GIS, Solapur

[This article belongs to Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management ]

How to cite this article:
N. J. Sathe, P.N. Sathe, Y.S. Kanade. Use of GIS and Electrical Resistivity Survey to Assess the Rainwater Harvesting Potential Carried in the Wadala Village Region of North Solapur Taluka, Solapur District for Watershed Management of the Region. Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management. 2025; 12(02):24-38.
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N. J. Sathe, P.N. Sathe, Y.S. Kanade. Use of GIS and Electrical Resistivity Survey to Assess the Rainwater Harvesting Potential Carried in the Wadala Village Region of North Solapur Taluka, Solapur District for Watershed Management of the Region. Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management. 2025; 12(02):24-38. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jowrem/article=2025/view=216065


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 12
Issue 02
Received 24/04/2025
Accepted 17/05/2025
Published 20/05/2025
Publication Time 26 Days
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