Watershed planning for the sustainable development of natural resources using remote sensing and GIS : a case study of Tinau Watershed, Palpa, Nepal | |
| Author | Shrestha, Shyam Sundar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. SR-96-21 |
| Subject(s) | Watersheds--Nepal Geographic information systems Remote sensing--Nepal--Tinau Watershed |
| Note | A thesis submitted in paitial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. SR-96-21 |
| Abstract | Nepal is a mountainous countly with thousands of subwatersheds. The main problem of Nepal is soil erosion, because of heavy concentrated monsoon rainfall, geologically young and slopy fragile mountains, rugged surface topography, uncontrolled grazing, high demand of food, fodder, fuelwood and shelter for over growing livestock number and population beyond the canying capacity, improper land use practices, deforestation, faulty rules and regulations forced to implement by govemment such as Forest Nationalization Act 2013, and inappropriate infrastrncture development such as road and in-igation channel constrnction along the vulnerable slope failure and plate tectonics sensitivity sites. The problem of soil erosion is big, which affects not only the countly but the region as a whole. It is urgent need to combat this problem as soon as possible. But, it is not feasible to implement SCWM programs all over the count1y immediately at once where it need; because of constraints in budget, manpower and technology. Therefore, prioritization of subwatersheds with simple and accurate methods is necessa1y for countly like Nepal. However, use of advanced technology such as integrated use of RS and GIS is necessa1y to simplify the things. Prioritization of subwatersheds is aimed to design excellent watershed management planning for betterment of mountainous people's living standard in sustainable way along with the best conse1vation of natural resources. Hence, watershed planning of the area is can-ied out with due consideration and compromization of three components : watershed p1fority, people's p1fority and implementation capacity. The results of research show that it is not necessa1y the method to be sophisticated to find out accurate results. Highly acceptable results are achieved successfully in this research with the application of simple methods. The area with high population, steep te1nin and sloping agifoulture terraces such as Bhainskatta Khola, Kusum I |
| Year | 1996 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. SR-96-21 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Space Technology Application and Research (SR) |
| Chairperson(s) | Honda, Kiyoshi; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Delsol, Jean P.;Weber, Karl E.;Murai, Shunji;Kaew Nualchawee; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | ADB-Japan; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |