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Hydrological Impact of Landuse Conversion

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The study area is under Sundra catchment that is connected through a systematic interaction of land, water, soil, land use and livelihood. Any significant changes in one part leads to considerable downstream impacts. Changes in the land use land cover (LULC) under the industrial project caused more runoff, high intensity of soil erosion and water scarcity in all the downstream mouzas. This chapter is focussed on creating an expected water budget due to land use conversion of the study area. Model watershed management plan is also prepared using recent GIS techniques that recommend constructing farm ponds at suitable location to reduce the intensity of flood at the lower ridge and utilize water in dry season.

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Shee, S.P., Maiti, R. (2022). Hydrological Impact of Landuse Conversion. In: Land Acquisition, Industrialization and Livelihoods. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90244-5_5

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