This project aims to use terrain related data, derived from satellite stereo images that results in Digital Elevation Model (DEM), to generate important geospatial parameters for planning and development of a typical peri-urban area. The main focus of such a study is to conserve soil and water in an area bound by the watershed characteristics. Various input parameters, such as, base layers (roads, rails, village boundaries etc), land use, soil, geology, geomorphology, structures, contours, Slopes/ Gradients, Drains, surface waterbodies, Watershed boundaries etc., are used on a GIS Platform for achieving objectives of conservation. One of the other objectives is to rejuvenate major waterbodies and lakes using hydrological modelling methods and scientific characterization of any given catchment / watershed area. The intention is also to map and explore possible rejuvenation of traditional water-harvesting systems, such as, kalyanees and kattes in a given area. To demonstrate the tools and technologies proposed under the project, Hoskote watershed is taken as the study area, which also represents Peri-urban area in the North-eastern parts of Bengaluru. The initiative also aims to foster community level engagement, develop policy recommendations, and create a replicable peri-urban water management model for regions around Bengaluru. A few outcomes and conceptual framework of the project are highlighted here.
