POTENTIAL SITE SELECTION FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING USING GIS A REVIEW

Abstract

Water is one of the main resource for the survival of any living things, without which we can't live on earth. Water scarce areas in the world present in various states suffer not only from limited precipitation but also from poor management of rain water for the agriculture and other various purposes. The present study has been made for the site suitability analysis for rain water harvesting using GIS. In the present study spatial variations in landscape characteristics such as land use land cover, slope information, drainage characteristics, contours are defined as important criteria for identifying suitable rainwater harvesting sites such as farm ponds and check dams, are also identified.