strong>Interlinking of Local Water Bodies in the Villages of Thethakkudi, Mayiladuthurai District, Tamilnadu, India
Authors:-Sridhar N, Jeevitha M, Kamalini V, Kokila K
Abstract-Interlinking of water bodies involves the process of diverting surplus water through a network of canals. Through which the water bodies can holds water for a much longer period than in the past. This would cover additional areas for irrigation, remove the imbalance in availability of water and create the way for effective utilization of available water resources. Therefore, this project will offer interlinking of local water bodies through the link water channels at micro-level in the village of Thethakkudi. The Thethakkudi is a village in Mayiladuthurai district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The present population of the village is 358. Out of these 129 are men, 141 are women and 88 are children. The village is administered by the Kathiruppu Panchayat, which covers an area of 0.98km2. Thethakkudi has an average elevation of 4m and is located 11km from the coast of Bay of Bengal. Even this income they get from outstations because of the lack of quantity and quality of water resources. Therefore, the agriculture in this village is also being destroyed. Currently there are more than 20 excavated ponds and puddles are available. Very few ponds are seasonal at best, and their water does not last beyond monsoons. Most of the ponds are get water from rainfall, also dry up as early as March. So, the process of diverting surplus pond water through a network of canals to relatively drier areas are more useful for agriculture development of the village. Therefore, the aim of this project is to improve the agricultural practices through interlinking of ponds depending upon the local topographical survey using Remote Sensing and GIS. The Remote Sensing and GIS with DEM Techniques are used to study topography of the ground and to analyze the morphologic characteristics easily, quickly and at low cost. The benefits accruing from this project are crop diversification, better farm practices, improving food productivity, rejuvenation of groundwater and improving revenue of farmers.
