Exploring groundwater potential zones using MIF technique in semi-arid region: a case study of Hingoli district, Maharashtra

• Published in: Spatial information research (Online) Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 749 - 756
• Main Authors: Das, Sumit, Gupta, Amitesh, Ghosh, Sasanka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.12.2017; 대한공간정보학회
• Subjects: Database Management; Earth and Environmental Science; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Geography; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; 공학일반; GIS; Semi-arid; MIF technique; Groundwater potential; Remote sensing; India
• ISSN: 2366-3286; 2366-3294
• DOI: 10.1007/s41324-017-0144-0

In this paper, an attempt has been made to delineate groundwater potential zones in Hingoli district, Maharashtra, India. Remote sensing and traditional data were collected from different sources and analysed in GIS software to prepare thematic maps of different geo-environmental factors such as lithology, drainage, lineaments, slope etc. as these factors having an impact on groundwater availability of an area, directly or indirectly. All these factors have been integrated into GIS software and multi influence factor method was applied to delineate groundwater potential zones. The result has shown about 50% area is having the good potentiality of groundwater, whereas about 6% region falls under very low potential area. The Central part of the study area is having very low groundwater potential, mainly due to the steep slope and rocky outcrop. The southern part of the Hingoli district has shown good groundwater potential, because of the gentle slope which influences water to infiltrate. All the major towns and villages are located in good groundwater prospect areas. Therefore, these locations do not experience extreme drought conditions. The present work is valuable for future planning and management of groundwater resource in Hingoli district.