Changing Paradigm of Land Use and Land Cover in Bawal Municipal Area

Abstract

Land use and land cover is an important component to know the development of an area or a region. After 1989 National Capital Region Development Plan growth in Bawal Industrial area came to the light. Result of it land use and land cover change over the three decades and change was observed in major two class viz decreasing green cover and increasing built-up area and associated other open classes including agriculture to proposed project land or waste land and green cover to open spaces etc. maximum changes were observed in the built-up class from 50 hectare to 308 hectare in last thirty years.