Abstract
An increase in population expansion, urban sprawling environment, and climate change has resulted in increased food demand, water scarcity, environmental pollution, and mismanagement of water resources. Groundwater, i.e., one of the most precious and mined natural resources is used to address a variety of environmental demands. Among all, irrigation is one of the leading consumers of groundwater. Various natural heterogeneities and anthropogenic activities have impacted the groundwater quality. As a result, monitoring groundwater quality and determining its suitability are critical for the sustainable long-term management of groundwater resources. In this study, groundwater samples from 35 different sampling stations were collected and tested for various parameters associated with irrigation water quality. Hybrid MCDM (fuzzy-AHP) method was used to determine the groundwater suitability for irrigation purposes. The suitability map obtained using spatial overlay analysis was classified into low, moderate, and high irrigation water suitability zones. Along with suitability analysis, various regression-based machine learning models such as multiple linear regression (MLR), random forest (RF), and artificial neural network (ANN) were used and compared to predict irrigation water suitability. Results depicted that the ANN model with the highest R2 value of 0.990 and RMSE value near to zero (0) has outperformed all other models. The present methodology could be found useful to predict irrigation water suitability in the region where regular sampling and analysis are quite challenging.
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Abhigyan Chakraborty: sample collection and analyzing.
Niladri Pal: data accumulation, conceptualization, editing.
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Mallik, S., Chakraborty, A., Mishra, U. et al. Prediction of irrigation water suitability using geospatial computing approach: a case study of Agartala city, India. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 116522–116537 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21232-8
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