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Conventional methods of groundwater targeting often result in failures due to improper selection of sites as a result of the lack of scientific database. Satellite-based mapping using geographic information system (GIS) has brought a paradigm shift in the mapping of the natural resources including groundwater. Remote sensing is a cost effective technique to carry out the groundwater prospects mapping which otherwise is difficult to achieve at national scale. A comprehensive database could be created on groundwater resource mapping and assessment using IRS LISS III satellite data from IRS-1C and its follow-on missions like IRS-1D and Resourcesat-1 for the entire India which was first of its kind. A national mission called National Rural Drinking Water Program was launched in the year 1999 to carry out groundwater prospects mapping at 1:50,000 scale for the entire country using 23.5 m resolution IRS LISS III satellite data. The objective of the project was to generate groundwater prospects maps on 1:50,000 scale in GIS format showing (a) different prospective zones in terms of yield and depth of aquifer and (b) tentative sites of different recharge structures suitable in the area. It is imperative that the mammoth task of preparing 4898 groundwater prospects maps on 1:50,000 scale for the entire country has become a reality due to the timely and continuous availability of LISS III satellite images from IRS-1C sensor and its follow-on missions.
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We acknowledge the contribution of Dr. D.P. Rao, Dr. R.R. Navalgund, Dr. K Radhakrishnan, Dr. V. Jayaraman, Dr. V.K. Dadhwal, Dr. YVN Krishnamurthy, former Director, NRSC, and Shri Santanu Choudhary, Director, NRSC, Dr. S.K. Bhan, former Ass. Director, NRSC, Dr. P.S. Roy, Shri G. Benhera, Dr V. Raghavaswamy, Dr. V. Bhanumurthy, Former DD, RSA, NRSC, Dr. PVN Rao, DD, RSA, NRSC and entire team of Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission Project of NRSC from time to time during a period of 15 years from 1999 to 2014 for successful completion of the project.
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Das, I.C., Kumar, K.V., Rajasekhar, D. et al. IRS-1C Satellite Data Utilization for Groundwater Prospects Mapping for the Entire Country Under National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP): A State of the Art Initiative. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 49, 111–120 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-021-01308-7
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