Ascertaining Erosion Potential of Watersheds using Morphometric and Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Processes: A Case Study of Agrani River Watershed, India
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Division of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, 570 015
Sawant Sushant Anil -
Department of Studies in Geography, University of Mysore, Mysore, 570 006
S. Arun Das
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The dryland watersheds are particularly vulnerable to degradation, especially by soil erosion. The morphometric indices of such river watersheds quantitatively describe the process of soil-erosion and development. Prioritizing such watersheds for the conservation of existing natural resources by identifying erosion risk areas is crucial for sustainable development. The present study proposes an effective multicriteria decision support model (MCDSM) known as the fuzzy analytical hierarchical process to identify and prioritize the erosion-prone sub-watersheds of the Agrani river. The methodology is developed by integrating the Fuzzy-AHP method, basin morphometric analysis and Geographic Information System (GIS). The ranks assigned to all sub-watershed using final score derived from the Fuzzy-AHP process. These sub-watersheds categorized into five levels of prioritization based on Fuzzy-AHP scores as very low, low, medium, high, and very high for the management and conservation of soil. The result illustrates that eleven sub-watersheds covering approximately 68.62% of the Agrani River watershed falls in the medium, high, and very high, erosion risk areas. The current research shows that the fuzzy-AHP model, drainage morphometry, and GIS approach can be effectively used in identifying and prioritizing crucial sub-watersheds for better management practices and conservation of natural resources.
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