Application of GIS in Drought Analysis: A Case Study of Upper Seonath Sub Basin

by Preeti Rajput

Climate change nowadays becomes major challenge for water resources management. Global warming threaten the hydrological cycle, resulting in dryer dry seasons and wetter rainy seasons, subsequently heightened risks of more extreme, longer and frequent floods and droughts. Drought is considered to be the complex natural hazards, affecting more people than any other hazard. Defining drought is difficult as it depends on differences in regions, needs and disciplinary perspectives. In water resources perspective drought can be broadly classified as meteorological drought, agricultural drought and hydrological drought. A study has been conducted in Upper Seonath sub basin of Chhattisgarh State, to analyse the drought having total geographical area of 7292 sq.km. out of which 62.16% is occupied by agricultural land. This study area comes under Drought Prone Area Program launched by the Central Government in the year 1973-74.

88 pages, Paperback

Published December 9, 2015

About the author

Preeti is an India native and lives in the Noida city. An IT expert by profession and a storyteller by heart, she is a travel enthusiast and a voracious reader. When she is not reading, travelling, writing or coding, you can find her spending time with her doting husband and vivacious baby girl. She balances her busy work schedule with efforts to be a mother, wife, writer and a travel blogger. Preferably all at once. Follow her on her website and blog: www.inertiaspeaks.com to get updates. Write to her: connectWithPreetiRajput@gmail.com