jce.7.4.13801
Integrated Land Resource Management Plan for Pohru Watershed of Kashmir Valley(J&K)
Abaas Ahmad Mir
Maqbool Yousuf
Pervez Ahmed
Journal on Civil Engineering
2249-0779
7
4
35
42
10.26634/jce.7.4.13801
Watershed, Land Degradation, Management, Remote Sensing, GIS
The present study emphasis the need of management plan for reduction of land degradation induced by natural as well as anthropogenic activities that has led to decrease in the fertility of soil and has a huge impact on humans. The study was carried out at watershed level, and Pohru watershed of Jammu and Kashmir State was chosen as the study area. A detailed Land degradation map was prepared using different remote sensing and GIS techniques combined with ground survey. The study revealed that major portion of the study area belongs to moderate-severe status of land degradation. In order to address the present Land degradation status, proper management strategies need to be taken in accordance to the intensity and magnitude of the problem which includes both biological and engineering measures. A management plan was prepared for the watershed in order to reduce the level of degradation.
September - November 2017
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