JHELUM RIVER CONSERVATION PROJECT IN JAMMU & KASHMIR STATE, INDIA

Period: September, 1997-February,1999

Jhelum river conservation project (JRCP), Jammu & Kashmir State is formulated under the National river conservation plan (NRCP) of the Ministry of Environment (MoEF), Govt. of India (GOI). The four towns, namely Anantnag, Srinagar, Sopore and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir State have been identified as contributing pollution to river Jhelum and are therefore covered in Jhelum River Conservation Plan. For the prevention of pollution and conservation of the river, IRAMCONSULT, New Delhi prepared a Project Feasibility report (PFR) of the four towns. The PFR prepared assessed the environmental degradation of river Jhelum and proposed a feasible action plan for its conservation as per the guidelines of National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD), MOEF, GOI, New Delhi.

Scanned, and digitized the paper maps of these four towns and integrated survey data of respective towns collected by IRAMCONSULT on to the maps. The Base maps then were prepared and used in the planning of interventions for river pollution.