ChapterIII(a) - Pollution Control Board, Assam
ChapterIII(a) - Pollution Control Board, Assam
ChapterIII(a) - Pollution Control Board, Assam
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EIA Report Proposed INDAdept G Project – Guwahati Refinery Chapter 33.3.4. Landuse and landcover of the areaRemote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) provides an effective tool forthe Land-use and Land-cover study of the area. It gives valuable information on the forestcover, vegetation, anthropogenic changes in the various land uses and land covers. Guwahaticity is mostly covered by human settlements. The city is situated on an undulating plain withvarying altitudes above the mean sea level.In this study, the entire study area is classified on the following Land-use Land-cover(LULC) classes(a) River(b) Sandbar(vegetated/non vegetated)(c) Built up(d) Hilly settlement(e) Open forest with hilly settlement(f) Open forest(g) Dense forest(h) Agricultural land(i) Wetland/Water bodyThe land area under each land use type is shown in Table 3.1 and is also shown separately inFigure 3.5 below.Table 3.1. Area covered by different LULC classesLULC classesArea (sq km)River 21.048Sandbar (non vegetated) 35.576Sandbar (Vegetated) 3.502Built up 105.097Hilly settlement 19.958Open Forest with hilly settlement 24.311Open forest 2.356Dense forest 59.764Agricultural land 37.807Wetland/water body 4.734Total area 314.15330