Integrated Land Resource Management Plan for Pohru Watershed of Kashmir Valley (J & K)

Abaas Ahmad Mir*, Nadeem Gulzar Shahmir **, Pervez Ahmed***
* Research Scholar, Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Kashmir, India.
** Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Srinagar, India.
*** Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Kashmir, India.
Periodicity:September - November'2017
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.7.4.13801

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Watershed, Land Degradation, Management, Remote Sensing , GIS

How to Cite this Article?

Mir,A,A., Yousuf,M., and Ahmed,P. (2017). Integrated Land Resource Management Plan for Pohru Watershed of Kashmir Valley (J&K). i-manager's Journal on Civil Engineering, 7(4), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.26634/jce.7.4.13801

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