Umrer Coalfield - Western Coalfields Limited

CMPDIFollowing maps are prepared on 1:50,000 scale :3. Plate No. 1: FCC (IRS – P6 LISS-III FCC data of Umrer coalfield of the year2011) with Coalfield boundary and other infrastructural details.4. Plate No. 2: Land use/Cover Map of Umrer Coalfield based on IRS-P6 LISS-IIIdata.3.3 Land use/cover AnalysisSatellite data of the year 2011 was processed using ERDAS IMAGINE 9.0 imageprocessing s/w in order to interpret the various land use/cover classes present inthe study area of Umrer Coalfield covering 110 sq. kms. Block wise area of eachland use/cover class for Umrer coalfield was calculated using ERDAS IMAGINE s/wand tabulated in Table 3.2. Distribution of various land use classes are shown in thePie Charts (Fig. 2.6). Umrer coalfield contains 4 coal blocks (identified till) whoseland use/cover classes are tabulated in Table 3.3.3.3.1 Settlement/ Built-up landAll the man-made constructions covering the land surface are included under thiscategory. Built-up land has been divided in to rural, urban and industrial classesbased on availability of infrastructure facilities. Total area of settlements in UmrerCF covers 2.33 km 2 (2.10%) Which are basically rural in nature (Refer Table 3.2).3.3.2 Vegetation cover AnalysisVegetation cover is an association of trees and other vegetation type capable ofproducing timber and other forest produce. It is also defined as the percentage ofsoil which is covered by green vegetation. Leaf area index (LAI) is an alternativeexpression of the term vegetation cover which gives the area of leaves in m 2corresponding to an area of one m 2 of ground. Primarily vegetation cover isclassified into the following three sub-classes based on crown density as permodified FAO-1963 (Food & Agricultural Organisation of United Nations) norms: (a)RSC-561410027(WCL) [ Page 24 of 32 ]