GIS in small hydro planning resource management
GIS in small hydro planning resource management
Arun K. Saraf
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Roorkee
Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
University of Roorkee
Abstract
This integrated approach of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) is now being recognised universally as an unique, highly effective and extremely versatile technology for evaluation management and monitoring of natural resources and environment. After the successful launch of IRS-1C in December 1995, now in India, every natural resource and environmental investigation begins with utilising and analysing remote sensing data. Small Hydro Power (SHP) has been one of the earliest renewable energy generation technologies in existence since the beginning of 20th century. There has been various estimation suggesting tht potential of SHP in the country is over 10,000 MW, of which only a small fraction (2-3%) has been harnessed so far, Under UNDP-GEF Hilly Hydro Project (HPP), Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES), Govt. of India an attempt has been made by Alternate Hydro Energy Centre in collaboration with Department of Earth Sciences (DES), Deptt . Of Civil Engineering (CED) (Centre for Remote Sensing), University of Roorkee and Institute of Hydrology (NIH), to identify the real potential available for SHP in India Himalayas. In UNDP-GEF-HPP about 1700 potential small hydro sites in thirteen Himalayan hilly states of India have been identified. In small hydro projects planning and development, GIS and RS was adopted for SHP planning resource management to acquire latest information from the analysis of RS data and manage all these thematic information along with other attribute information on a GIS platform for UNDP-GEF-HPP. All information collected through various sources are now available to the potential developers for site selection and planning purposes. Various types of queries (both spatial an non spatial) can be performed on a GIS platform based on conditions raised by the different user
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