TY - JOUR AU - B. Munir, PY - 2022/03/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - ASSESSMENT OF HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL OF NEELUM RIVER USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNIQUES JF - Pakistan Journal of Science JA - PJS VL - 74 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.57041/pjs.v74i1.126 UR - http://pjosr.com/index.php/pjs/article/view/126 SP - AB - <p>The expanding energy interest, because of the quickly expanding populace, and the subsequent strain on our traditional fuel sources, has demonstrated the advantages of environmentally friendly power sources as an essential for practical financial development. Hydropower is one such source that is both inexhaustible and maintainable as well as being climate agreeable. In spite of the fact that Pakistan depends fundamentally upon hydropower, yet a significant part of the nation experiences monstrous force deficiencies inferable from the huge hole among market interest, notwithstanding having gigantic hydropower potential in the Indus and the Jhelum streams of Pakistan, a large portion of which actually stays un-tapped. Late headways have made conceivable the administration and handling of spatial information utilizing a Geographic Information System (GIS) based climate. The investigation centers around surveying the relative assessment of hydropower potential of bowls, the Indus and the Jhelum of Pakistan, utilizing geographical information, gotten through far off detecting as an advanced rise model, and neighborhood stream datasets. The information was then handled utilizing the different spatial analysis apparatuses, accessible in ArcGIS, to distinguish the likely areas for creating hydropower plants and to assess the hydropower potential<br>related with these spaces. In Jhelum Basin, absolute length of Jhelum River alongside minor waterways is 628 Km of waterway overflow has been assessed to distinguish expected destinations for setting hydropower plans. In Jhelum Basin, 102 No of destinations are assessed with hydropower capability of 10,100 MW. The consequences of this investigation can help increment mindfulness among the dynamic specialists about the tremendous environmentally friendly power capability of the Jhelum River, as hydropower, which is as yet undiscovered. Keeping in view the flow monetary circumstance and setback of electricity being looked by country as a main priority promptly 50 destinations suggested through which 31,900 MW can be produced by introducing hydropower plans. This examination will thusly help the experts in taking astute ruling for a supportable future and beat the energy emergency being confronted today by Pakistan.</p> ER -