Pantnagar Journal of Research

Abstract

Haridwar district lies in the western part of the Uttarakhand which is spread over in an area of 2360km ². The river Ganga is the major resource for agricultural sector in the district as far as minerals and water supply are concerned. In the study area, majority of population depends on animal husbandry and agriculture for their livelihoods. The district receives a good amount of annual rainfall up to 950 mm but due to lack of rainwater harvesting interventions, the rainfall drains out in the form of runoff which leads to dry condition in the district. The major problem of the district was fertility of the soil. Thus, to have an idea upon the fertility of soil a complete mapping using Q-GIS was done to determine the quality of water for drinking and irrigation purpose using inverse distance weighted method. The main objective for using GIS is that it can be used widely for analyzing and storing of data, which can be further visualized on a map. It provides an automated cartographic transformation, helps for generating graphics and thematic maps. The result showed that the groundwater for Roorkee and Bhagwanpur block should be used for irrigation with higher restriction, whereas in rest blocks with moderate restriction. Bhagwanpur, Laksar and Chudiala areas needs to reroute the industrial waste for sewage treatment before meeting the streams.