National Land Use Project Package No.: 11
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Government of Nepal Ministry of Land Reform and Management National Land Use Project Mid-Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: +977-1- 44 74 272, 44 92 452; Fax: 977-1- 44 92 452, 44 92 453 E-mail: [email protected] Preparation of VDC Level Land Resource Maps (Present Land Use Map, Soil Map, Land Capability Map, Risk Layer, Land Use Zoning Map, Superimpose of Cadastral Layer and VDC Profile), Database and Reports For F/Y 2072/073 Package No.: 11 FINAL REPORT Madhawaliya VDC, Rupendehi District Present Land Use Soil Land Capability Risk Layer Land Use Zoning Cadastral Layer Superimpose VDC Profile April 2016 Submitted by: Shreeya Consultancy (P.) Ltd. Anamnagar – 32, Kathmandu Nepal Tel: 9851155533 E-mail: [email protected] Joint Venture With K.R.S. Engineering (P) Ltd. Thasikhel, Lalitpur Present Land Use FINAL REPORT Preparation of Present Land Use Madhawaliya VDC of Rupandehi District FOR Consulting Services For Preparation of VDC Level Land Resource Maps (Present Land Use Map, Soil Map, Land Capability Map, Risk Layer, Land Use Zoning Map, Superimpose of Cadastral Layer and VDC Profile),Database and Reports Package No: 11 Anandaban, Devadaha, Karahiya, Kerwani, Madhawaliya, Makrahar, Shankar Nagar, Tikuligadh, of Rupandehi District (8 VDCs) SHREEYA-KRS JV Page i Preparation of Present Land Use MadhawaliyaVDC of Rupandehi District This document is one of the outcomes of the project entitled Preparation of VDC level Land Resource Maps (Present Land Use Maps, Soil Maps, Land Capability Maps, Land Use Zoning Maps and Cadastral Layer Superimpose and VDC Profile), Database and Reports of Package 11 awarded to SHREEYA-KRS JV by the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Land Reform and Management, National Land Use Project (NLUP) in Fiscal Year 2072-073. The VDCs covered under this package include eight VDCs of Rupandehi district namely: Anandaban, Devadaha, Madhawalia, Makrahar, Karahiya, Kerwani, Sankar Nagar and Tikuligadh. Mr. KulBahadurChaudhari was involved and solely credited for the preparation of maps, database and reports on risk themes. The VDC areas analyzed for different themes of the NLUP Project are computed from cadastral maps provided by DOLIA Office of Nepal. Therefore, the areas of the VDCs may not be the same as computed from Topographic Database provided by the Survey Department of Nepal. The consultant is obliged to state that the Imageries, GIS database and other outputs produced for the project is owned by National Land Use Project (NLUP), Mid-Baneshwor, Kathmandu. Therefore, the authorization from the NLUP is required for the usage and/or publication of the data in part or the whole. SHREEYA-KRS JV Page ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The SHREEYA-KRS JV is highly obliged to National Land Use Project (NLUP), for awarding the project Preparation of VDC level land resource maps (Present Land Use Maps, Soil Maps, Land Capability Maps, Land Use Zoning Maps and Cadastral Layer Superimpose and VDC Profile), database and reports, Package 11 of Rupandehi district. The consultant would like to extend special thanks to Mr. NagendraJha, the Project Chief of NLUP, for his constructive supports during the project period. Similarly, the consultant would also like to highly acknowledge the overall supports of Mr. NabarajSubedi, Chief Survey Officer. Likewise, the consultants would like to extend thanks to Mr. SumirKoirala, Survey Officer, Mr. EkrajGiri, Account Officer, Mrs. Manju Devi, Store Keeper and the other staffs of the NLUP Office for their supports during the project period. The consultant would also like to thank the local people, members of the different political parties and staffs of the VDCs and local institutions of Madhawaliya VDC of Rupandehi District for providing their valuable time to the study team in discussing different aspects of the project. Without their support this work would not have been completed. Similarly, the consultant is highly obliged to Dr. Suresh Kumar Shrestha (forest expert) Fuleshwor Singh (horticulturist), PrajwalThapa (environmentalist), BhupatiNeupani (geologist) Dr. Deepak Kumar Rijal.(agriculture expert), Mohan Krishna Balla (hydrologist), Ganesh Raj Acharya (natural resource manager), and UmeshAgrawal (land use planner) worked diligently in their own specialized area. Special thanks go to soil scientists Dr. Keshav Raj Adhikari with the team of soil sample collectors - Sunil Pokhrel and LaxmanBhandari for their tedious and untiring tasks at the field. Thanks are due to Mrs. ParbatiChaudhary and Mr. KulBahadurChaudhary, for their excellent job as Remote Sensing and GIS experts. Similarly, the inputs of Mr. Sachindra Kumar Deo in collecting the socio-economic information from the VDC and preparing VDC profile are highly appreciable. Support staffs Mr. JivanKutu and Mr. MahendraShrestha worked diligently in different capacities to make the project work successful. The consultant would like to thank all the team members as well as Team Leader Dr. Shiba Prasad Rijal, for planning a successful field work and accomplishing the project work as per the ToR and the Specification, 2015. SHREEYA-KRS JV Page iii Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background and Rationale ........................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1.2 Rationale ...................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Study Area ..................................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUAL BASIS OF LAND USE CLASSIFICATION ............... 7 2.1 Classification System and Criteria ............................................................................... 7 2.2 Land Use Hierarchy and Description ......................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Agricultural Area ......................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Residential Area ......................................................................................................... 13 2.2.3 Commercial Area ........................................................................................................ 14 2.2.4 Industrial Area ............................................................................................................ 15 2.2.5 Forest Area ................................................................................................................. 15 2.2.6 Public Use (Open Area) Area ..................................................................................... 17 2.2.7 Mine and Minerals Area .............................................................................................. 18 2.2.8 Cultural and Archaeological Area ............................................................................... 20 2.2.9 River line and Lake Area ............................................................................................ 20 2.2.10 Excavation Area ....................................................................................................... 20 2.2.11 Other Land Use ........................................................................................................ 21 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY .............................................................................. 22 3.1 Data Sources ............................................................................................................... 22 3.1.1 WorldView-2 Satellite Images ..................................................................................... 23 3.1.2 Topographical Maps ................................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 LRMP Maps/Reports ............................................................................................. 26 3.1.3 Ground Control Point .................................................................................................. 26 3.2 3Method Adopted ........................................................................................................ 27 3.2.2 Pan-sharpening .......................................................................................................... 32 3.2.3 Classification .............................................................................................................. 32 3.2.4 Visual Image Interpretation ......................................................................................... 33 3.2.5 Accuracy Assessment ................................................................................................ 34 CHAPTER 4: PRESENT LAND USE PATTERN IN THE STUDY AREA................ 36 4.1 Land Use Pattern ......................................................................................................... 36 SHREEYA-KRS JV Page iv 4.1.2 Agriculture Land Use Pattern ...................................................................................... 36 4.1.3 Forest Area ................................................................................................................. 37 4.1.4 Residential Area ........................................................................................................