Study of Decadal Change in Land use Pattern in URBC Command, Gujarat.

Abstract

In order to monitor the significant variation on the
surface of the earth, the land use land cover mapping over the
period of certain interval, the analysis of changes can be done
accurately in command area. Due to human and natural causes,
the changes in vegetation quality, water body and agricultural
land, salt affected area, etc impact on policies. The land use /
land cover map of Ukai Right Bank Canal command area detect
the changes between year 1998-99 and 2014. These changes can
be monitored with the help of aerial photography and remotely
sensed data and has also been proved cost effective. Land use/
land cover changes very consistently and it is required to be
monitored for an issues related to better environment. Digital
data obtained from satellite imageries give accuracy in
computation of land use/land cover monitoring. This paper
monitor the changes in various category of command area and it
has been notice the considerable increase in Crop area by 4302
Ha due to over all agricultural development in last 2 decades.
Similarly, the water body in command area is increased by 2624
Ha due fishing activity have been developed. It also
demonstrates capabilities of GIS and Remote Sensing in this
field of terrain mapping and detects the geological and physical
changes.