Table 7 Classification of the prospective zones based on weighted variables.
Parameters | Classes | Weightage assigned | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Lithology | Khondalite | 27 | 5 |
Migmatite | 3 | ||
Granite | 5 | ||
Charnockite | 5 | ||
Pegmatite | 1 | ||
Anorthosite | 1 | ||
Gneiss | 7 | ||
Lineament density | Very Low | 21 | 1 |
Low | 3 | ||
Moderate | 5 | ||
High | 7 | ||
Very High | 9 | ||
Geomorphology | Pediplain | 17 | 9 |
Structural Hills | 1 | ||
Denudational Hills | 1 | ||
Drainage Density | Very Low | 8 | 9 |
Low | 7 | ||
Moderate | 5 | ||
High | 3 | ||
Very High | 1 | ||
Lu/Lc | Forest Plantations | 7 | 3 |
Settlements | 3 | ||
Fallow and Crop Land | 5 | ||
Reservoir/Lake/Tank | 7 | ||
Barren Rocky Land | 1 | ||
Soil Types | ALFISOLS | 5 | 9 |
RESERVE FOREST | 3 | ||
FOREST UNSURVEY | 1 | ||
MISCELLANEOUS | 1 | ||
INCEPTISOLS | 1 | ||
ENTISOLS | 1 | ||
Rainfall | High | 4 | 9 |
Low | 3 | ||
TWI | -8.7 to -5.6 | 3 | 1 |
-5.5 to -3.8 | 1 | ||
-3.7 to -1.3 | 3 | ||
-1.2 to 2.2 | 5 | ||
2.3 to 11 | 9 | ||
Slope | Flat (0–3) | 3 | 9 |
Gentle (3–5) | 7 | ||
Moderate (5 − 10) | 5 | ||
Steep (10–15) | 3 | ||
Highly Steep (> 15) | 1 | ||
Curvature | High | 5 | 1 |
Low | 9 |
