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GIS-Based Agricultural Land Suitability Mapping in Waghur Basin

Author(s) Dr. Rajesh Amrut More
Country India
Abstract The Waghur Basin of Maharashtra is experiencing land degradation, water scarcity and unsustainable agricultural practices that have put pressures on the agricultural land and therefore proper land evaluation is necessary to ensure sustainable development. This paper uses a multi-criteria framework based on GIS to evaluate the suitability of agricultural land through the combination of spatial datasets. The data of soil characteristics, topography, climate, land use/land cover, and hydrological were obtained through NBSS&LUP, IMD, NRSC, Landsat imagery, and DEM products and preprocessed in ArcGIS Pro. Criteria were weighted with the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and then weighted overlay analysis was performed to produce a composite suitability index in categories of S1, S2, S3 and N. Findings indicate that the basin is highly suitable (S1), with the majority of it (41.02%) being concentrated in fertile valley plains, which have deep silty loam and clay loam soils; 37.08% is moderately suitable (S2); 18.32% is marginally suitable (S3); and 3.57% is unsuitable (S4) because of steep slopes, rock outcrops, or severe erosion. The discussion has emphasized the high agricultural potential of the basin but has pointed out the necessity to control upland degradation and enhance the nutrient content of the soil especially the nitrogen content. The research concludes that GIS based suitability mapping at high resolution is a powerful decision support system in optimization of crop distribution, conservation initiatives and sustainable agriculture in Waghur Basin and other semi-arid areas.
Keywords GIS, Agricultural Land Suitability, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Spatial Analysis, Crop Suitability
Field Sociology > Geology
Published In Volume 17, Issue 1, January-March 2026
Published On 2026-01-07
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v17.i1.9994
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbh5zz
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