Identification of Groundwater Potential Zone of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Tehsil Using Remote Sensing and GIS Technique

Year : 2025 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 02 | Page : 61 73
    By

    D.A. Nagkirti,

  • Shubhada Koranne,

Abstract

Groundwater is one of the most vital and renewable natural resources, playing a key role in sustaining domestic, agricultural, and industrial activities, particularly in semi-arid regions like Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar tehsil in Maharashtra. The growing population, rising water demand, and irregular rainfall patterns have resulted in a pressing need to locate potential groundwater zones for sustainable water management. This research employs Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques to assess and map groundwater potential zones (GWPZ). Key thematic layers, such as geology, geomorphology, slope, soil type, drainage density, lineament density, and land use/land cover (LULC), were generated using satellite imagery and supplementary data sources. These layers were assigned relative importance through the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and combined using GIS-based overlay methods. The study area was subsequently classified into five categories of groundwater potential: very high, high, moderate, low, and very low. The findings highlight the value of integrating RS and GIS approaches for identifying suitable areas for groundwater development, particularly in semi-arid environments.

Keywords: Groundwater potential zones, remote sensing, GIS, analytical hierarchy process, weighted overlay, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, thematic layers

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

How to cite this article:
D.A. Nagkirti, Shubhada Koranne. Identification of Groundwater Potential Zone of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Tehsil Using Remote Sensing and GIS Technique. Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management. 2025; 12(02):61-73.
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D.A. Nagkirti, Shubhada Koranne. Identification of Groundwater Potential Zone of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Tehsil Using Remote Sensing and GIS Technique. Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management. 2025; 12(02):61-73. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jowrem/article=2025/view=216087


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 12
Issue 02
Received 07/05/2025
Accepted 26/05/2025
Published 27/05/2025
Publication Time 20 Days
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