Paper Title
QUANTITATIVE MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF A WATERSHED OF BALTIRA BASIN, INDIA USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS

Abstract
Abstract - Today the world is facing the biggest crisis of water. The available both surface and groundwater resources are not sufficient to the water requirements for all purpose. Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System have emerged to meet ever increasing demand for more precise and timely information. These techniques permit rapid and cost-effective natural resource survey and management. The morphometric analysis of the drainage basin and channel network play an important role in understanding the geohydrologicalbehavior of drainage basin and is manifestation of the prevailing climate, geology, geomorphology, hydrology, structure and land cover of the catchment area. In the present study, morphometric analysis and land use / land cover analysis has been carried out using Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques to assess the geo-hydrological characteristic of Balatira drainage basin. Balatira watershed falls in Atpaditaluka, Sangli district, Maharashtra and covers an area of 278 Km2 .The morphometric analysis of watershed has been carried out using GIS softwares – Arc-GIS 10.8 and Arc View. An attempt has been made to identify the groundwater potential zones through geomorphometric aspects. Keywords - Remote Sensing, Terrain Analysis, Digital Elevation Model.