ABSTRACT

The present study deals with application of Information Technology for Integrating Rural development by preparing a model for Prakasam district. This study considers the modal study area as Racherla Mandal in Markapur division in Prakasam district. The study aimed to prepare a webdesign for evaluating all the rural developmental factors suggested by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India such as land, water, crop/agricultural, and socio-economical conditions of the study area. To evaluate the above the study uses the remote sensing and GIS techniques on watershed basis
This application works like a collaboration tool for exploring data resources using other technology (GIS) and helps to defines the needs of rural areas and allows to make communicate with remote user. This project deals with the design of database of Prakasam district on such as irrigation, population, agriculture, weather, and other details up to mandal level. Each mandal has the above details and access to their revenue division, district, state along with other mandals in the district. Each division has the mandal wise details of the above and access to the respected district, state, all mandals in that division, along with the other divisions in that district. Each district (modal as Prakasam) has the division, district wise details along with the access to the all divisions, mandals, other districts in that state.
The application used for the management of RACHERLA WATERSHED of Prakasam district, with an emphasis to integrate the development of the action plans for land and water resources for its sustainability. It also deals with the crop water resources in Racherla mandal along with the socio-economical conditions of the people. The results of estimated crop water requirements for main crops are analyzed. The action plans, information about the mandal in all aspects are collected and represented as web design for Internet for the benefit of planners, administrators, and end users. Such computerized action plans can be used by decision makers who are involved in developing and managing watersheds with proper environmental protection for the upliftment of Socio-economic conditions in rural areas.