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                 Rapid Reconnaisance Survey 

The Objective of RRS is to demarcate and identify priority watershed in the catchmnert area on 1:50K scale.It provides information on physiography,slope, soil depth, surface texture, land use ,land cover, surface condition and existing management practices.It deals with identification and demarcation of very high and high priority subwatersheds in catchment on 1:50K scale based on sediment yield/run-off potential index. SLUSI developed a methodology for prioritization of subwatersheds in the catchment areas to facilitate planning of soil and water conservation in a selective mode ad phased manner. The output of the survey is utilised both by Central and State Governments towards formulation of soil and water conservation working plan. It provides the following informations, which could be beneficial to the planning processes. 1) Development of priority watershed to check sedimentation of dams/reservoirs, to enhance agriculture production and to restore fragile Eco-system 2)Generation of thematic maps of each and every soil and land attributes of erosion intensity mapping unit that provide broad level soil and land characteristics of the catchment area.3) The soil information on soil and land could be utilized to prioritize the watersheds based on the objectives of any schemes.4)Each erosion intensity mapping unit is associated with natural habitat and could be considered as distinct Eco-unit for developmental planning purposes. 5) The database could be utilize for non-agricultural application purposes viz. road and sewer line construction, selection of site suitable for disposal of   waste, etc. [Details]

  rrs status

Rapid Reconnaisance Survey  Status   at  a Glance : (Area in hectares)

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Rapid Reconnaissance Survey
                                                              (As on March 2017)                                         Area in ha.
Sr.No State/UT RVP FPR Non-RVP/FPR Consultancy Total 
1 Andhra Pradesh 2442736 1003989 5977776   9424501
2 Arunachal Pradesh 136583 3574636 1818248   5529467
3 Assam 270289 1679958 1596387   3546634
4 Bihar   5274316 4223168   9497484
5 Chandigarh   10437     10437
6 Chhattisgarh 9460852 2168115 551530 5000 12185497
7 Dadara & Nagar Haveli 12810       12810
8 Daman-Diu     3806   3806
9 Delhi   106025     106025
10 Goa     360331   360331
11 Gujarat 588961 1194408 9574453   11357822
12 Haryana   1821507     1821507
13 Himachal Pradesh 3374014 854754     4228768
14 Jammu & Kashmir 1344896       1344896
15 Jharkhand 3400122 2477744 1555096 540715 7973677
16 Karnataka 11021591 516811 5173643   16712045
17 Kerala 399152   2898570   3297722
18 Madhya Pradesh 14054210 6013455 7066422 2279756 29413843
19 Maharashtra 19776187 462670 6982969 1496972 28718798
20 Manipur   210714 755909   966623
21 Meghalaya   357232     357232
22 Mizoram   975885 1180071   2155956
23 Nagaland 78855 765699 757817   1602371
24 Odisha 3551212 1508770 7064839   12124821
25 Pondicherry 7868   38621   46489
26 Punjab 1257967 2330057     3588024
27 Rajasthan 2161700 10077555 3209825   15449080
28 Sikkim 710767       710767
29 Tamil Nadu 1795980   11033996   12829976
30 Telangana 5623668 1370329 4431172   11425169
31 Tripura 58056   990453   1048509
32 Uttar Pradesh 1049373 10940210 6314787 288260 18592630
33 Uttarakhand 312821 3961435   8475 4282731
34 West Bengal 787355 1552701 6311035   8651091
Grand Total   83678025 61209412 89870924 4619178 239377539