Solution Buddy

Name of the Project :
To study catchment area and suggest some measures for development.


Needs / Importance of the project :
A healthy water catchment provides high quality drinking water and supports livelihoods such as agriculture recreational angling and water sports. It also supports local ecosystem so plants animals fish and insects that depend on healthy food and water.


Hypothesis :
Catchment provide people, stock and flora and fauna with drinking water.


Materials and Apparatus :
Pen and book for collecting information and useful data.


Work Plan :

i) Take a visit to the catchment area nearby.

ii) Understand different uses of the catchment area.

iii) Know advantages and its disadvantages.


Description of Actual Procedure:

i) Observing the catchment area in our surroundings involves understanding of erosion, characteristics of the catchment, and suggesting remedial measures to reduce erosion rate.

ii) A catchment area is an area of land usually surrounded by mountains or hills over which water flows .

iii) It is also called as drainage area , river basin in watershed.

iv) The flowing water accumulates on a plane area known as catchment.


Observations:

In the catchment area there is a very large plane in the upstream part of the river known as Mechuka plain where slope of river bed and velocity of water are very low.
Most of the slits get deposited there various data layers used for study as follows :
i) Drainage map
ii) Slope map
iii) Land use map
iv) Soil erosion intensity map.


Data Analysis with the help of Tables / Graphs:

Inferences :
In human geography catchment area is area from which location such as city service or institution attracts a population that use services and economic opportunities.


Suggested Measures :

i) The sediments should not be eroded from catchment because when it gets deposited on stream beds and bank causes braiding of river reach.

ii) The top fertile should not be removed as it adversely effect the hydro-power project .

iii) The lack of proper vegetal cover is a factor which cause degradation and results in severe runoff / soil erosion. Thus a well designed catchment area treatment plan is necessary to ameuorate the above including process.


Reference Materials:

i) Took information from previous standard books about catchment and diagrams.

ii) I also got information on internet.


Acknowledgement :
The main aim of catchment area treatment (CAT) is to rejuvenate various potential and degraded ecosystems in the catchment area .


Required Diagrams / Photographs :