Short-Term and Long-Term Replenishment of Water Storage Influenced by Lockdown and Policy Measures in Drought-Prone Regions of Central India

Bhanja, Soumendra N and Sekhar, M (2022) Short-Term and Long-Term Replenishment of Water Storage Influenced by Lockdown and Policy Measures in Drought-Prone Regions of Central India. In: Remote Sensing, 14 (8). ISSN 2072-4292

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Abstract

Central India faces a freshwater shortage due to its diverse terrain, sudden change in precipitation patterns and crystalline rock covered subsurface. Here, we investigate the patterns in terrestrial water storage anomaly (TWSA) over the last two decades, and also study the influence of the COVID-19 lockdown on TWSA in the drought-prone regions of central India, mostly covering the Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Vidarbha region is arguably the most drought-affected region in terms of farmer suicides due to crop failure. Our forecast data using multiple statistical approaches show a net TWSA rise in the order of 3.65 to 19.32 km3 in the study area in May 2020. A short-term rise in TWSA in April–May of 2020 is associated with lockdown influenced human activity reduction. A long-term rise in TWSA has been observed in the study region in recent years; the rising TWSA trend is not directly associated with precipitation patterns, rather it may be attributed to the implementation of water management policies.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Remote Sensing
Publisher:	MDPI
Additional Information:	The Copyright of this article belongs to the Authors
Keywords:	central India; GRACE; GRACE follow-on; prediction; terrestrial water storage anomaly (TWSA); Vidarbha; water storage forecasting; Crystalline rocks; Digital storage; Forecasting; Locks (fasteners); Water management; Central India; GRACE; GRACE follow-on; Policy measures; Precipitation patterns; Terrestrial water storage; Terrestrial water storage anomaly; Vidarbha; Water storage; Water storage forecasting; Drought
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	24 May 2022 04:49
Last Modified:	24 May 2022 04:49
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/72370

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