RIVER COURSE DETECTION AND MEASURES TO PREVENT EROSION

KAPIL ROHILLA¹*, SANA NASHA², VIRENDER SINGH ARYA^3
1Assistant Scientist, Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC), Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
²Project Assistant, Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC), Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
³Director, Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC), Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
* Corresponding Author : rohilla21@gmail.com

Received : 11-10-2020     Accepted : 26-12-2020     Published : 30-12-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 24       Pages : 10558 - 10562
Int J Agr Sci 12.24 (2020):10558-10562

Keywords : Channel change, Bank erosion, Erosion management, Remote sensing, Geographic information system, Spur
Academic Editor : Dr Akhilesh Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC), Hisar, 125004, Haryana, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Rivers not always provide a safe and economical waterway for navigation due to their dynamic nature and human interference. Under such circumstances, some engineering practices may be used to make the river navigable. This research work is related to Tangri River whose channel is continuously changing due to geomorphic, climatic agents and human activities influence in surrounded region of the river. Change detection was carried out for the year 1996 and 2016 from LANDSAT images. Tangri river course has been changing over the years more towards the Ambala city, which leads to flood in settlement areas and also erodes the banks. The results also suggest that how the use of spur dykes can influence the flow at banks. This study can be used for flow management of Tangri River and to prevent flood or change of river course and property loss

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