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National Wasteland Change Analysis 2008-09 and 2015-16
WL080 WL151 Chang Chang
S WL0809 9 WL1516 6 e e
N WL Classes Sq km % Sq km % Sq km %
Gullied and/ or ravinous -
1 land (Medium) 510.27 0.166 493.04 0.16 17.231 -0.006
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2 Land with Dense Scrub 11448.90 3.724 10654.49 3.465 794.41 -0.258
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3 Land with Open Scrub 13116.32 4.266 12372.09 4.024 744.23 -0.242
Waterlogged and Marshy -
4 land (Permanent) 59.31 0.019 8.14 0.003 51.161 -0.017
Waterlogged and Marshy
5 land (Seasonal) 1.74 0.001 2.59 0.001 0.843 0
Land affected by
salinity/alkalinity(Moderat
6 e) 41.06 0.013 29.67 0.01 -11.39 -0.004
Land affected by
7 salinity/alkalinity (Strong) 26.36 0.009 21.44 0.007 -4.919 -0.002
Under-utilized/degraded
8 forest (Scrub dominant) 9956.45 3.238 9806.75 3.19 -149.7 -0.049
Under-utilized/degraded -
9 forest (Agriculture) 1206.04 0.392 1189.78 0.387 16.261 -0.005
Degraded pastures/
10 grazing land 148.95 0.048 147.52 0.048 -1.428 0
Degraded land under
11 plantation crop 20.67 0.007 20.96 0.007 0.285 0
12 Sands - Riverine 3.61 0.001 4.41 0.001 0.794 0
13 Sands - Coastal 30.00 0.01 26.99 0.009 -3.005 -0.001
14 Mining Wastelands 40.63 0.013 49.76 0.016 9.134 0.003
15 Industrial Wasteland 0 5.52 0.002 5.521 0.002
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16 Barren Rocky Area 1624.38 0.528 1566.04 0.509 58.336 -0.019
269223.5 271059.0
17 Non Wasteland 7 87.564 7 88.161 1835.5 0.597
307458.2 307458.2
Total 6 6
Table: Wasteland category changes statistics
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