In September 2014, Kashmir witnessed a catastrophic flood resulting in a significant loss Supplements of lives and property.Such massive losses could have been avoided if any structural support such as dams were constructed in the Jhelum basin, which has a history of devastating floods.The GIS-based multicriteria analysis (MCA) model provided three suitability zones for dam locations.
The final suitable dam sites were identified within the highest suitability zone based on topography (cross-sections), stream order, high suitable zone, minimum dam site interval, distance from roads, and protected area distance to the dam site.It was discovered that 10.98% of the total 4347.
74 km2 area evaluated falls Leads Nylon in the high suitability zone, 28.88% of the area falls in the medium suitability zone, and 60.14% of the area falls in the low suitability zone.
Within the study area, four viable reservoir sites with a holding capacity of 4,489,367.55 m3 were revealed.