Vaddiraju Shiva Chandra
Abstract
Unplanned urbanization and tremendous pressure of increased human activities is often resulting in more stress on urban surface water resources and augmentation of ground water resources and subsequent dependence on transporting of water from large distances for day-to-day needs. In the present study the spatial and temporal variation of urbanization and its subsequent impact on existing water resources which can be used for domestic needs after proper treatment and augmentation of groundwater is analyzed using Geomatics. This paper covers the impact of urban growth on the existing water resources available in the eastern part of Hyderabad where there is heavy unplanned urbanization and encroachments of water bodies due to increased transportation facilities like metro rail and subsequent reduction in travel time. Urban growth of the study area Uppal, Hayat Nagar, Saroor Nagar, Ghatkesar, its impact on surface water resources and ground water resources has been analyzed using Geomatics. The study revealed that there is a considerable decrease in the water resources from 9.04 sq.km in 2009 to 3.32 sq.km in 2016 and the urban area has increased from 138.26 sq.km to 253.94 sq.km