COMPUTERIZED MAPPING AND GIS DEVELOPMENT OF DAL LAKE AND CATCHMENT AREA, SRINAGAR, INDIA

Period: June, 1997–July, 1998

Dal Lake Conservation Project (DLCP) at Srinagar has been formulated under the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of MoEF, GOI with 100% funding by GOI, under the IXth Plan. The total cost of the project as given in the Project Feasibility report (PFR) is approx. Rs. 297 crores. The PFR has been approved by GOI and the project is under Design and Detailed Engineering stage. The nodal agency for the project is J&K Housing & Urban Development Department. The J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LWDA), Srinagar is the project implementing agency. IRAMCONSULT, New Delhi are the consultants to J&K LWDA, Srinagar.

Computerized mapping and GIS development of Dal Lake and the catchment area at Srinagar is one of the schemes being implemented under the DLCP at Srinagar. For the planning and detailed engineering of the various technical schemes, Maps of Dal Lake and catchment area were scanned, digitized and geo-coded. The DLCP covers an area of 125 Sq. Km in Srinagar City. The existing survey of India paper maps of the project area were digitised and updated using field surveys (using theodoilite, total stations and GPS) and with use of IRS 1C satellite imagery obtained from the NRSA. The scope of work for IRAMCONSULT included digitisation of 1:1000 scale survey of India maps (84 No.), Updation of maps through field surveys, Updation of landuse pattern of the base map using IRC 1C satellite imagery and Integration of the maps of different scales available with the authorities of the J&K LWDA.