Approach of Hydrogeomorphological Mapping for Groundwater Resource Management in Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh

Hydrogeomorphological mapping and analysis provide the clear-cut picture and information about the earth surface and gives a permissible support to understand the regional characteristics to any area. It is a best suited approach to explore the possibility of water resources, especially in semi-arid region where availability of water resources is insufficient especially groundwater. The assessment of quantity of groundwater is essential for regional development especially in hilly terrain. Remote sensing data and GIS techniques of image interpretation have played a very significant role in investigation of the different hydrogeomorphological features that play dominant role and provide basic platform for all sorts of human activities like socio-economic and cultural development. Therefore, mapping and analysis of hydrogeomorphic features are used as robust tool for presenting a clear picture of landforms that may support to access the land capability, agricultural land quality, and groundwater prospects for increasing irrigational facilities. The main focus of the present study is to utilize the knowledge of hydrogeomorphological features for the targeting of groundwater resource for irrigation and drinking water facilities in semi-arid area having heterogeneous terrain conditions like Mirzapur District. Nowadays, remote sensing and GIS techniques have become a modern tool for mapping and analysis of hydrogeomorphic landforms. The Landsat-8 (OLI and TIRS) satellite data is used to demarcate hydrogeomorphological landforms to evaluate groundwater condition of the study area. An integrated remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based approach has been used for demarcating groundwater potential zones in the study area.