@Research Paper
<#LINE#>A geospatial approach for delineation of groundwater potential zones in a part of national capital region, India<#LINE#>Sheikh@Muzzafar Ahmad,Kumari @Rina <#LINE#>1-10<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJES-2017-020.pdf<#LINE#>School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382030, India@School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382030, India<#LINE#>8/9/2017<#LINE#>9/11/2017<#LINE#>Overexploitation of groundwater resources due to the expansion of industrial and agricultural sector pose a great threat to the availability of this precious resource in Sonipat District of Haryana. A total of seven thematic layers viz, landuse/ landcover (LU/LC), geology, geomorphology, drainage density, lineament density, slope (Digital Elevation Model) and water table depth were prepared by using an integrated approach of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) for the exploration of groundwater resources in the district. The thematic layers were integrated by using weighted overlay technique, to create the final groundwater potential zonation map. The ground water potential areas were demarcated into five zones 1-very poor, 2-poor, 3-moderate, 4-good and 5-very good. The very good groundwater potential zones (GWPZs) were found in the Western and Central parts of the district whereas; the moderate and poor categories were found in the Eastern part. The water table depth in the Western part was found to be shallower as compared to the Eastern part of the district. The good and very good groundwater potential zones were pre-eminent in the areas with higher lineament density, lower drainage density with low slope. The GWPZ map was validated by using water table depth and well discharge data of 2013. The groundwater potential zonation map developed in the present study will be useful for researchers, scientists, planners and policy makers to search out the suitable locations for water exploration and to implement the resource exploitation.<#LINE#>Rekha V.B. and Thomas A.P. (2007).@Integrated remote sensing and GIS for groundwater potentially mapping in Koduvan Àr-Sub-Watershed of Meenachil river basin, Kottayam District, Kerala.@School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.@Yes$EPA. (2009).@United States Environmental Protection Agency.@@No$Shen Y., Oki T., Utsumi N., Kanae S. and Hanasaki N. 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<#LINE#>GIS application for finding the best residential lands in Ratnapura municipal council area of Sri Lanka<#LINE#>D.S. @Munasinghe,GPTS @Hemakumara,P.K.S.@Mahanama <#LINE#>11-22<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJES-2017-024.pdf<#LINE#>Dept. of Surveying and Geodesy, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka@Department of Geography, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka@Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka<#LINE#>26/8/2017<#LINE#>14/11/2017<#LINE#>One of the most important and urgent problem in Ratnapura Municipal Council (RMC) is the level of higher vulnerability to natural hazards and calamities. This area has already been proved as vulnerable to floods, landslides, river bank failures, environmental and health hazards; hence hardly developed for residential purposes. The aim of this study is to develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) based model to assess suitable sites for residential developments. This case study incorporates three major steps for suitability analysis which includes, identifying the factors that are essential for residential site selection, weighting suitability factors and developing a suitability map and a model spatial analysis tool in GIS. Selecting suitability factors is mainly based on views of key informants, who are the experts of land use planning. Slopes, land use, distance to roads, distance to natural hazardous areas and distance to environmental sensitive areas were the selected factors in the analysis. Before determining potential suitable sites, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was applied to quantify the relative significance of each factor. Finally suitability map was created and it was found that 41.96 % (8.9 KM2) of the area is most suitable for residential development. Meanwhile this integration of GIS and AHP can be served as a decision support analysis for residential site selection for other local authorities also.<#LINE#>Kaiser E.J., Godschalk D.R. and Chapin F.S. (1995).@Urban land use planning.@Urbana, (Chicago: Illinois University Press). 314-367.@Yes$Duc Trong T. (2006).@Using GIS and AHP technique for land-use suitability analysis.@International Symposium on Geoinformatics for Spatial Infrastructure Development in Earth and Allied Sciences Department of Geomatics, Polytechnic University of Hochiminh city, Vietnam.@Yes$Madurika H.K.G.M. and Hemakumara G.P.T.S. (2017).@GIS Based Analysis for Suitability Location Finding in The Residential Development Areas of Greater Matara Region.@International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, 4(8), 96-105. ISSN 2277-8616@Yes$Urban Development Authority (2004).@Development plan in Ratnapura, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of, Sri Lanka.@@No$Yeh A. (1999).@Urban planning and GIS.@Geographical information system, Second edition, Volume 2 Management issues and applications, 62, 877-888.@Yes$Ministry of Urban Development, Housing, and Construction (1999).@Guide line for construction in Disaster Prone Areas.@Sri Lanka Multi- Hazards Disaster Mitigation Project, 4-39.@No$Central Environmental Authority (1980).@National Environmental Act No 47 of 1980, Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka.@@No$Saaty T.L. (1980).@The Analytic Hierarchy Process.@McGraw-Hill, New York, 20-25.@Yes$Dong J., Zhuang D., Xu X. and Ying L. (2008).@Integrated evaluation of urban development suitability based on remote sensing and GIS techniques–a case study in Jingjinji Area, China.@Sensors, 8(9), 5975-5986.@Yes$Javaheri H., Nasrabadi T., Jafarian M.H., Rowshan G.R. and Khoshnam H. (2006).@Site selection of municipal solid waste landfills using analytical hierarchy process method in a geographical information technology environment in Giroft.@Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering, 3(3), 177-184.@Yes
@Review Paper
<#LINE#>Curative measures for the polluted Luni River and alternatives for textile industries at Balotara, North Western Rajasthan, India<#LINE#>Meghwal@Deva Ram ,Parihar@Ravi  <#LINE#>23-26<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJES-2017-026.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Geology, Govt. Dungar College Bikaner, Rajasthan, India@Department of Botany, Govt. Dungar College Bikaner, Rajasthan, India<#LINE#>19/9/2017<#LINE#>5/11/2017<#LINE#>The river Luni is known as Maruganga of Marwar region of western Rajasthan which flows in districts of Ajmer, Nagour, Jodhpur, Barmer and Jalore. After originate from Nagpahar of Pushkar valley of Aravalli Range and finally meets to Arabians sea. The city of Balotra is situated on the bank of Luni river and it has got more than 800 units of textiles which are engaged in cotton and synthetic dyeing and printing. These dyeing and printing units discharge about hundreds million liters of effluent per day into the Luni river. The environment around the Balotara is highly excruciating, water in Luni river and ground water is highly polluted, and the atmosphere of surroundings is intolerable due to unmannered discharge of industrial wastes. Hundreds of hectare agriculture land has become barren due to the hazardous chemicals. By the order of the Rajasthan High Court and National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, almost all textile industries were closed for last two years. Now there is need to take some curative measures for the polluted river Luni and rehabilitate the area. There are some alternate industries can be developed to benefitted the stakeholders and local people of area like Handicrafts, Carpets, Darries, Dairies, Guar Gum, Wire and cable, Plaster of Paris industries, Ceramic Industries, Salt  processing industries, Fertilizer industries, Stone crushing’s, decorative stone and polish industries etc. Raw materials for all such type of industries are available in vicinity of Balotara and these industries can be established easily. There is huge scope of solar plant establishment in the region. So that this part of Marwar region can be take place on path of the development of economical and infrastructural as well.<#LINE#>Bajpai V. N. (2004).@Hydrogeological evolution of the Luni river basin, Rajasthan, western India: A review.@Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 113(3), 427-451.@Yes$Mishra P. and Soni R. (2016).@Analysis of dyeing and printing waste water of Balotara textile industries.@Int. Jour. of Chemical Sciences, 14(4), 1929-1938.@Yes$DMG Report (2008).@Mineral Resources of Barmer District.@Department of Mines and Geology, 11(1), 1-20.@No$Bajpai V.N., Roy T.K.S. and Tandon S.K. (2001).@Subsurface sediment accumulation patterns and their relationships with tectonic lineaments in the semi-arid Luni river basin, Rajasthan, Western India.@J. Arid Environments, 48(4), 603-621.@Yes$Kale V.S., Singhvi A.K., Mishra P.K. and Banaejee D. (2000).@Sedimentary records and luminescence chronology of Late Holocene palaeofloods in the Luni River, Thar Desert, northwest India.@Catena., 40(4), 337-358.@Yes$Roy A.B. and Jakhar S.R. (2001).@Late Quaternary drainage disorganization and migration and extinction of the Vedic Saraswati.@Current Science, 81(9), 1188-1195.@Yes$KAR Amal (1983).@Morphology and evolution of slopes in the Upper Luni Basin, Rajasthan.@Annals of Arid Zone, 22(4), 367-375.@Yes$Ghose B. (1965).@Genesis of desert plains in the central Luni Basin of western Rajasthan.@J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci., 13(2), 123-126.@Yes$Kar A. and Ghose B. (1984).@Drishdavati river system in India – an assessment and new findings.@Geogr. J., 150, 221-229.@Yes$Ghose B., Kar A. and Hussain Z. (1979).@The lost courses of Sarswati river in Great Indian Desert: New evidence from landsat imagery.@Geogr. J., 145, 446-451.@Yes$Pal Y., Sahai B., Sood R.K. and Agarwal D.P. (1980).@Remote sensing of the lost Saraswati River.@Earth Planet. Sci., 89, 317-331.@Yes$Chatterji P.C., Singh S. and Qureshi Z.H. (1978).@Hydrogeomorphology of the central Luni basin, Western Rajasthan, (India).@Geoforum., 9(3), 211-224.@Yes