Abstract
Satellite remote sensing techniques are increasingly being employed to solve problems relating to water management both at national level and at local level. The first two Indian Remote Sensing satellites, IRS-1A & 1B, significantly contributed to improved water management in the country. The recently launched IRS-1C satellite with its suite of sensors – WiFS, LISS-III and PAN – would further enhance our capabilities to generate appropriate information for sustainable water resources development. The dynamics of water resources, its availability and utilization, will be effectively captured by WiFS sensor and the details required for locale specific action plans would be generated from LISS-III and PAN sensors. In this article we evaluate IRS-1C potential in four major areas of water resources management, namely, irrigation, flood, snow and drought.