Table of contents
Certificate of Original Authorship i
Certificate of Dissertation - Advisor’s consent iii
Certificate of Dissertation - Program Chair v
Acknowledgments vii
Organization Profile x
Abstract xii
List of Figures xiv
List of Tables xvi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 River Pollution 2
1.2.1 Causes of River Pollution – 2
1.2.2 Types of water pollution - 3
1.3 Need for the Study 4
1.4 Aim 4
1.5 Objectives 5
2 Study Area 7
3 Methodology 9
4 Literature Review 11
5 Data Acquisition and Generation 13
5.1 Satellite Images 13
5.2 DEM (Digital Elevation Model) 15
5.3 Pollution Data from CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) and KSPCB (Karnataka State Pollution Control Board) 15
5.4 Field Survey 17
6 Results and Discussion 21
6.1 Observations of the Study Area 21
6.1.1 Stream Networks 21
6.1.2 Kaveri River Delineation – 23
6.1.3 Cities and Towns in the Study Area – 25
6.2 Population Prediction of 2019 26
6.3 Mapping the Parameters of Pollution 27
6.3.1 2016 Data 27
6.3.2 2001 Data 31
6.4 Filed Survey Test Results 34
6.5 Classification of the Satellite Images 36
6.6 Change Analysis 38
6.7 Sources of Pollution 40
6.7.1 Point Source of Pollution – 40
6.7.2 Non-Point Source of Pollution – 42
7 Conclusion and Suggestions 45
References 47