Locating Suitable Site for Rescue Operation in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand Using Remote Sensing and GIS Technique

Disasters are a very unfortunate event faced by almost every country. Every year huge numbers of lives and properties are lost due to disasters. Disaster cannot be stopped but its effects can be lessened if proper measures are taken at the right time. A proper disaster planning and management is a crucial need. Basically, the Himalaya is considered a young fold of mountains as it is still rising, the unstable geology welcomes various kinds of disasters. Thus, in this research work an effort has been made to prepare a post disaster plan where suitable sites for rescue operations will be located using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques. Further housing plans in these places will also be created. The work will start by collecting secondary data from various open sources. Further each parameter will be given a weight based on importance. These data will be uploaded in a weighted overlay tool to get the required output.