Abstract:

Ponds are lentic water bodies (still- standing water bodies) most probably occupied by freshwater & in exceptional cases occupied by saltwater/brackish water. The study beholds its relevance on the fact that Payyannur Municipality, Kannur district, Kerala state is an urban centre expanding and evolving over years which did have a serious impact on its natural resources especially water resources. To state the issues and challenges faced by pond in Payyannur municipality, geotagged photo interpretation and weighted ranking method were used on the 9 selected parameters. The findings and suggestions as an outcome of this research have its scope on Urban Planning, Water Management Planning, Land Use Planning, Water Conservation Planning, Rejuvenation, New Manmade Pond Construction and Modification, Conservation of ecosystem etc. by serving itself as an exemplary reference material.

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