Table 1 Land use distribution in 2006 and 2019 in the Bogowonto catchment
No. | Land use class | Area | Changes (ha) | Changes (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 (ha) | 2006 (%) | 2019 (ha) | 2019 (%) | ||||
1 | Forest | 942.6 | 2.66 | 4519.0 | 12.76 | 3576.4 | 10.1 |
2 | Shrub | 39.3 | 0.11 | 220.4 | 0.62 | 181.1 | 0.5 |
3 | Plantation | 9.7 | 0.03 | 9.2 | 0.03 | −0.5 | 0 |
4 | Settlement | 922.5 | 2.60 | 1528.9 | 4.32 | 606.5 | 1.7 |
5 | Bareland | 121.5 | 0.34 | 170.4 | 0.48 | 48.9 | 0.1 |
6 | Dryland farming | 32,702.6 | 92.32 | 27,348.4 | 77.20 | − 5354.3 | − 15.1 |
7 | Paddy field | 652.8 | 1.84 | 1595.1 | 4.50 | 942.3 | 2.7 |
8 | Water body | 33.3 | 0.09 | 32.4 | 0.09 | −0.9 | 0 |