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Banas Kantha Legend Gullied and/ or ravinous land (Medium) Gullied and/ or ravinous land (Deep) Kachchh Land with Dense Scrub Patan Land with Open Scrub MahesanaSabar Kantha Waterlogged and Marshy land (Permanent) Waterlogged and Marshy land (Seasonal) Gandhinagar Land Affected by salinity / alkalinity (Moderate) Land Affected by salinity / alkalinity (Strong) GULF OF KUTCH Surendranagar Ahmadabad Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum Kheda Dahod Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum Panch Mahals Rajkot Under-utilised/degraded forest (Scrub domin) Under-utilised/degraded forest (Agriculture) Jamnagar Anand Degraded pastures/grazing land Vadodara MADHY Degraded land under plantation crop A PRADESH Sands - Riverine Porbandar Bhavnagar ARABIAN SEA Bharuch Sands - Coastal Bhavnagar Narmada Sands - Desertic Amreli Sands - Semi Stab:- Stab > 40m Junagadh Sands - Semi Stab:- Stab 15-40m Surat Mining Wastelands Amreli Industrial Wastelands Navsari Barren Rocky Area The Dangs 12; 2% 1; 1% Snow Covered/ Glacial Area 8; 1% 11; 11% Non Wasteland Area GULF OF KHAMBHAT Valsad 7; 3% Water ways 3; 42% District Boundary Railways 4; 39% MAHARASHTR Major Roads A

0630 0120 180 240 Kms Land Use & Cover Monitoring Divn. Department of Remote Sensing Dept. of Land Resources LRUMG,Remote Sensing Application Total Geog. Area (TGA): Source: Wasteland Maps: 2008-09 on 1:50,000 scale, Birla Institute of Scientific Research Min. of Rural Development 196024.00 sq. km. National Remote Sensing Centre Total wasteland area : Three seasons IRS P6 LISS-III data of Kharif(Oct/Nov-2015), Statue Circle G - Wing, Nirman Bhawan 21740.39 sq. km. ISRO, Dept. of Space, GOI Wasteland Percentage: Rabi (Jan/Feb-2016) and Zaid (April/May-2016) & Ground truth Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302 001 GOI, New Delhi - 110 011 11.09 Partner Inst. Executed By

Balanagar, Hyderabad - 500037 Sponsored by GUJARAT Wastelands Area Change Matrix : 2008-09 and 2015-16

PAGE 67 PAGE 68 Note: “--”DenotesthisClassisnotexistingintheDistrict/ State Wastelands AreaChanges–2008-09and2015-16 Gujarat Banas-Kantha Gandhinagar Ahmadabad Bhavnagar Mahesana Jamnagar Junagadh District Narmada Bharuch Kachchh Amreli Dohad Anand Kheda WL_Class 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change 38.62 40.63 28.21 33.00 -1.94 -2.01 -0.36 -4.78 -1.55 -2.12 1 4.10 6.22 3.09 3.45 6.76 8.31 5.81 7.75 ------6. Waterlogged andMarshy land(Seasonal) 5. Waterlogged andMarshy land(Permanent) 4. LandwithOpenScrub 3. LandwithDenseScrub 2. Gulliedand/orravinousland(Deep) 1. Gulliedand/orravinousland(Medium) 2 ------4854.76 4815.35 395.37 707.12 733.26 186.71 230.14 300.15 319.06 177.73 170.26 105.87 124.35 107.10 162.43 170.59 410.37 -26.14 -43.43 -18.91 -18.48 27.86 27.93 92.54 95.45 68.07 68.80 57.35 59.08 84.19 83.44 97.17 39.41 15.01 -0.06 -2.90 -0.72 -1.73 -9.94 -8.17 3 7.47 0.76 2492.99 2621.71 -128.73 677.31 428.61 425.22 201.27 168.58 376.92 317.65 405.82 392.22 281.33 268.76 368.19 338.06 688.91 14.54 12.69 66.83 63.18 32.69 59.27 17.05 14.61 13.60 12.57 19.34 18.65 46.46 37.62 98.43 93.72 30.13 11.60 4 1.85 3.65 3.39 2.45 0.69 8.84 4.71 5 1.87 3.03 1.16 3.90 5.60 1.70 0.33 1.77 1.43 0.18 0.18 1.86 2.03 0.17 0.08 0.08 0.55 0.75 0.20 3.73 3.73 ------2008-09 Wastelands statisticsarerevisedversion. -1.52 -0.24 6 0.03 3.18 3.30 0.12 2.19 4.46 2.27 0.24 1.76 1.91 2.15 1.12 7.66 6.53 0.69 1.33 0.64 0.08 0.11 ------12. Under-utilised/degradedforest (Agriculture) 11. Under-utilised/degraded forest(Scrubdomin) 10. ShiftingCultivation- Abandoned Jhum 9. 8. Landaffected bysalinity/alkalinity(Strong) 7. Landaffected bysalinity/alkalinity(Medium) 105.97 125.59 126.02 128.37 114.07 124.00 -19.62 Shifting Cultivation-CurrentJhum 45.42 19.67 17.24 10.04 13.28 14.64 16.56 18.89 19.48 10.26 11.79 45.25 -2.36 -3.23 -1.91 -9.93 -0.59 -1.53 -0.16 7 2.43 0.23 4.54 4.32 ------101.38 18.20 27.41 22.22 92.92 18.20 8 5.19 1.07 1.07 2.31 3.72 1.41 8.45 7.34 7.34 ------9 ------10 ------102.96 102.98 154.22 154.22 116.31 116.31 328.92 332.54 142.41 142.36 167.84 167.84 45.37 45.95 61.51 60.43 11 -0.02 -3.62 -0.58 -0.37 1.34 5.27 3.94 1.32 1.32 4.01 4.01 0.05 1.08 4.30 4.66 ------TGA -Total Geographical Area 195.25 195.25 18. Sands-SemiStab.-Stab>40m 17. Sands-Desertic 16. Sands-Coastal 15. Sands-Riverine 14. Degradedlandunderplantationcrop 13. Degradedpastures/grazingland 12 3.72 3.85 0.13 9.82 9.82 5.79 5.79 ------13 0.86 0.86 0.52 0.52 0.53 0.53 2.93 2.93 1.22 4.35 3.13 ------13.26 13.26 14 2.47 0.12 0.12 0.75 0.75 0.23 0.23 1.22 1.22 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.57 0.57 2.47 ------15 -0.05 0.08 0.08 0.72 0.78 0.08 0.08 ------11.47 11.09 12.28 14.69 16 -0.60 -1.19 0.95 0.95 0.03 0.63 0.09 0.09 0.13 5.12 4.99 3.22 ------23. Snowcovered/Glacialarea 22. BarrenRocky/Stonywaste 21. Industrialwastelands 20. MiningWastelands 19. Sands-SemiStab.-Stab15-40m 17 ------18 ------19 ------16.93 28.65 22.30 12.07 10.57 17.01 20 0.19 0.24 0.06 1.70 3.53 1.83 0.52 1.16 0.64 0.15 0.62 0.46 1.10 2.87 1.76 0.13 0.13 0.21 0.21 0.03 0.16 0.13 0.05 0.11 0.06 6.34 1.50 0.08 ------21 2.15 0.01 0.15 0.14 1.01 2.21 1.20 0.63 2.03 1.40 0.04 0.04 0.96 0.96 0.04 0.04 0.98 4.83 3.85 0.44 5.86 5.42 0.08 0.16 0.07 2.15 ------22 0.04 0.04 0.99 0.99 0.05 0.05 0.31 0.70 0.39 3.74 3.74 0.69 0.69 0.54 0.54 1.43 1.43 0.17 0.17 ------23 ------7610.59 7698.26 1218.56 1188.72 1425.59 1454.96 Area insq.km Total 381.72 384.91 175.94 166.98 211.12 214.92 679.59 656.75 493.07 492.03 586.01 592.02 769.44 726.93 106.61 107.42 769.34 749.08 616.98 621.68 -87.67 -29.37 22.84 29.83 49.32 49.06 42.50 20.26 -3.19 -3.80 -6.02 -0.81 -4.70 8.96 0.26 1.04 45652 14125 11155 12703 TGA 2794 3343 4150 8306 3609 6244 3044 6760 8707 649

PAGE 69 PAGE 70 Note: “--”DenotesthisClassisnotexistingintheDistrict/State Wastelands AreaChanges–2008-09and2015-16 Gujarat contd... Surendranagar PanchMahals SabarKantha Grand Total Porbandar TheDangs District Vadodara Navsari Valsad Rajkot Patan Surat WL_Class 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 2015-16 2008-09 Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change Change 218.20 243.13 -24.93 52.13 61.59 63.27 65.97 -9.45 -2.69 1 8.90 8.90 7.30 7.30 0.02 ------6. Waterlogged andMarshyland(Seasonal) 5. Waterlogged andMarshyland(Permanent) 4. LandwithOpenScrub 3. LandwithDenseScrub 2. Gulliedand/orravinousland(Deep) 1. Gulliedand/orravinousland(Medium) -0.76 -0.76 2 0.76 0.76 ------9168.10 9388.29 -220.19 239.50 291.68 125.10 152.78 319.47 325.82 325.63 353.93 129.21 130.79 197.45 193.52 225.67 242.66 204.07 220.48 -52.18 -27.68 -28.31 -16.99 -16.41 14.44 28.61 33.28 26.39 28.73 14.68 -6.35 -1.59 -4.67 -2.34 3 3.93 0.24 8427.37 8284.91 968.55 946.74 302.36 280.28 956.00 976.15 126.84 106.11 115.44 101.93 142.46 170.47 139.89 -20.15 -15.19 34.81 21.80 92.27 89.30 22.08 88.21 86.24 20.73 13.51 46.91 42.23 34.01 31.25 30.57 19.62 4 2.97 1.97 4.67 2.76 12.91 12.91 39.43 30.93 5 8.06 8.06 8.50 0.67 0.67 0.63 0.63 ------2008-09 Wastelands statisticsarerevisedversion. 15.27 15.27 52.68 46.60 -0.04 6 7.64 7.68 8.87 8.87 0.63 0.63 1.08 1.08 6.09 0.20 0.20 ------12. Under-utilised/degradedforest(Agriculture) 11. Under-utilised/degradedforest(Scrubdomin) 10. ShiftingCultivation- Abandoned Jhum 9. 8. Landaffected bysalinity/alkalinity(Strong) 7. Landaffected bysalinity/alkalinity(Medium) 604.13 636.47 -32.35 Shifting Cultivation-CurrentJhum 58.83 62.02 20.42 17.55 35.55 34.30 -3.19 7 2.87 0.28 1.87 1.59 0.79 4.04 3.24 0.96 8.17 7.21 1.25 0.87 3.84 2.97 0.50 2.04 1.55 ------159.39 142.37 17.02 8 0.28 0.28 ------9 ------10 ------2291.95 2291.49 242.95 242.55 299.43 299.43 168.69 168.31 172.96 169.45 42.61 44.39 78.57 78.60 89.47 89.47 55.67 55.58 11 -1.78 -0.03 0.46 0.40 0.44 0.44 0.38 6.66 6.66 0.06 0.06 0.10 3.51 ------TGA -Total Geographical Area 470.74 465.05 131.09 129.31 18. Sands-SemiStab.-Stab>40m 17. Sands-Desertic 16. Sands-Coastal 15. Sands-Riverine 14. Degradedlandunderplantationcrop 13. Degradedpastures/grazingland 14.39 14.39 59.55 59.55 14.81 14.81 36.17 36.01 12 5.70 1.78 0.16 0.03 0.03 ------16.60 15.38 13 1.22 0.04 0.04 6.53 6.53 0.56 0.56 0.04 0.04 0.07 0.07 0.18 0.18 ------28.00 28.74 12.18 59.83 53.97 14 -0.74 5.86 0.14 0.14 0.59 0.59 6.60 5.58 ------15 0.19 1.10 0.91 0.16 0.22 0.06 ------62.67 62.67 94.76 93.20 16 1.56 0.11 0.11 ------23. Snowcovered/Glacialarea 22. BarrenRocky/Stonywaste 21. Industrialwastelands 20. MiningWastelands 19. Sands-SemiStab.-Stab15-40m 17 ------18 ------19 ------15.17 98.37 83.20 20 -0.50 0.73 9.16 8.43 1.14 1.64 0.28 0.32 0.04 0.89 9.21 8.32 1.57 7.28 5.71 0.04 1.39 1.34 0.03 0.03 0.36 3.10 2.74 ------22.02 18.50 21 0.57 0.57 0.26 2.49 2.23 0.08 0.08 0.30 0.30 0.06 0.06 0.11 0.11 3.53 ------15.71 15.40 22 0.31 3.74 3.74 0.18 0.18 3.44 3.44 ------23 ------21740.39 21810.55 1315.80 1348.64 1392.51 1439.28 Area insq.km Total 366.10 364.79 745.23 740.92 208.00 222.95 376.71 398.70 859.84 845.82 311.31 308.39 388.91 362.84 410.42 407.15 271.71 267.34 -70.16 -14.95 -32.84 -22.00 -46.77 14.02 26.07 1.31 4.31 2.92 3.27 4.36 196024 10489 11203 TGA 3033 7794 1764 7657 7390 2301 5684 5257 2211

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