Department of Remote Sensing & GIS JU Installs Advanced Hydrological Instruments in Jammu Region

Jammu, Feb 23 – Taking a significant steps towards strengthening the hydrological research and monitoring capabilities, the Department of Remote Sensing & GIS, University of Jammu has successfully installed state-of-the-art instruments, including a radar sensor for continuous water level measurement, near Katal Batal Bridge to Baba Pehar Devta in the Tawi Catchment area of Nagrota.

This  initiative is a result of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) established in March 2022 between the University of Jammu and the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO (DoS), Dehradun. The collaborative three-year project titled “Monitoring and Assessment of Mountain Ecosystem and Services in North-West Himalaya (Phase-II): Monitoring and Modeling of Hydrological Processes in Glaciated and Non-Glaciated Watersheds of North-West Himalaya,” awarded to Prof. A. S Jasrotia, Principal Investigator, is aimed at advancing the understanding of hydrological dynamics .

The flood control & irrigation department has been actively contributing to this initiative by installing instruments at different locations in Chenab & Tawi to assess conventional water level records. With the recent installation by the Department of Remote Sensing & GIS, University of Jammu, sensor-based instruments are now providing real-time water level data in the Tawi catchment area.

Previously reliant on data from various locations sourced from the flood control & irrigation department, the Department of Remote Sensing & GIS now has direct access to generate comprehensive water level data using  sensor-based instruments. This development marks a significant leap in the region’s capacity for flood control, irrigation planning, and other state government departments reliant on accurate hydrological information.

The gathered sensor data will play a pivotal role in monitoring flood hazards and assessing the impact of climate variability on the hydrological regime of the Jammu region.