Abstract: Land degradation refers to lowering of the productive capacity of land due to natural processes and/or human activities. This paper aims to assess the degree of susceptibility to land degradation in Haora drainage basin (HDB) of Tripura, 2016. Susceptibility refers to vulnerability to land degradation. Land resources often suffer from various levels of degradation. The assessing susceptibility of land degradation emerges as an important field of study essential for proper land management and planning. The degree of land degradation varies over space and time, as per the causative factors of an area. In order to predict the susceptibility to land degradation in Haora drainage basin, a susceptibility map of land degradation has been prepared to take the following indicators viz. land use land cover (LULC), vegetation cover (from NDVI), and slope aspect of Haora drainage basin. Weightage has been assigned to each category of land use land cover (LULC) of 2016. Mapping land degradation susceptibility helps in the management of land resources.
Keywords: Land degradation, land use land cover (LULC), susceptibility, Haora drainage basin.
Title: Susceptibility to Land Degradation in Haora Drainage Basin (HDB), Tripura, India
Author: Hiraxmi Deb Barma
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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