Identifying the Potential Dam Sites to Avert the Risk of Catastrophic Floods in the Jhelum Basin, Kashmir, NW Himalaya, India

Identifying the Potential Dam Sites to Avert the Risk of Catastrophic Floods in the Jhelum Basin, Kashmir, NW Himalaya, India

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In September 2014, Kashmir witnessed a catastrophic flood resulting in a significant loss of lives and property.Such massive losses could have been avoided if any structural support such as dams were constructed in the Jhelum basin, which has a history of devastating floods.The GIS-based incredibleindiatourtravels.com multicriteria analysis (MCA) model provided three suitability zones for dam locations.

The final suitable dam sites were identified within the highest suitability zone based on topography (cross-sections), stream order, high suitable zone, minimum dam site interval, distance from roads, and protected area distance to the dam site.It was discovered that 10.98% of the total 4347.

74 km2 area evaluated falls in the high suitability zone, 28.88% of the area falls in the medium suitability zone, and 60.14% of the area falls in the low suitability zone.

Within the study area, four viable reservoir sites with a holding capacity of 4,489,367.55 m3 footjoy weste herren were revealed.