Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(2): 270-277 270 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.802.032 Water Resource Management Plan of a Micro-Watershed using Geospatial Techniques Madhukar Patel 1 * and Dhiraj Khalkho 2 1 Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture & Research Station, Raigarh, India 2 Department of Soil and Water Engineering, SVCAET&RS, FAE, IGKV, Raipur, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Water resource management planning has regard to all the competing demands for water and seeks to allocate water on an equitable basis to satisfy all uses and demands. Agriculture is the mainstay of the state of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh’s economy is predominantly agriculture based. It is the main occupation of the people. Paddy is the principal crop and the central plains of Chhattisgarh are known as rice bowl of central India. To make any developmental programme successful, site specific management plan has to be generated and implemented depending on the needs of the field (Khalkho et al., 2014). Agriculture is the largest user of the world's freshwater resources, consuming 70%. Geospatial technologies such as remote sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) have been found to be effective tools for delineating rainwater harvesting potential zones and selecting sites for rainwater harvesting structures, and play a vital role in the planning and management of water International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 02 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Geospatial technique were used for land and water management action plan for Dhangaon micro watershed in Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh. Keeping in view the need of micro level planning and usefulness of modern tools and technology a study on water resource planning of water resources for micro watershed was conducted. The objective of the present research work was to prepare the thematic maps of land use/ land cover, soil, slope and drainage using satellite imagery data and survey of India (SOI) toposheet of micro watershed and to integrate all the maps under GIS environment to prepare the water resource management plans for the study of micro watershed. The study will be helpful in identification of sites for construction of different soil and water conservation structures like water harvesting structures, check dams, farm ponds, percolation tanks, nala widening and deepening of drainage network etc. Different soil and water conservation works are suggested under water resource action plan with specific sites, locations and maps. The study will be helpful in sustainable development of the natural resources of the micro watershed with the proper implementation of the proposed action plans. Keywords GIS, Remote sensing, Land use land cover maps, Water resource management Accepted: 04 January 2019 Available Online: 10 February 2019 Article Info