Table 11 Change in area of different Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) category over the period (2027–2045).
LULC | 2027 | 2036 | 2045 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | Area (km2) | Area in Hectare | Count | Area (km2) | Area in Hectare | Count | Area (km2) | Area in Hectare | |
Future LULC Scenarios based on the proposed Business As Usual (BAU) plan | |||||||||
Built-up | 6515 | 5.8635 | 586.35 | 6715 | 6.0435 | 604.35 | 6915 | 6.2235 | 622.35 |
Vegetation | 11,451 | 10.3059 | 1030.59 | 11,451 | 10.0029 | 1000.29 | 11,451 | 9.8019 | 980.19 |
Marshy land | 1759 | 1.5831 | 158.31 | 1536 | 1.3824 | 138.24 | 1313 | 1.1817 | 118.17 |
River | 150 | 0.135 | 13.5 | 150 | 0.135 | 13.5 | 150 | 0.135 | 13.5 |
Wetland | 959 | 0.8631 | 86.31 | 778 | 0.7002 | 70.02 | 297 | 0.2673 | 26.73 |
DAF | 5998 | 5.3982 | 539.82 | 6202 | 5.8838 | 588.38 | 6406 | 6.2694 | 626.94 |
Future LULC Scenarios based on the proposed environmental plan | |||||||||
Built-up | 6818 | 6.1362 | 613.62 | 7321 | 6.5931 | 659.31 | 7824 | 7.0439 | 704.39 |
Vegetation | 11,451 | 10.3059 | 1030.59 | 11,451 | 10.3024 | 1030.24 | 11,451 | 10.3054 | 1030.54 |
Marshy land | 1982 | 1.7838 | 178.38 | 1982 | 1.7829 | 178.29 | 1982 | 1.7826 | 178.26 |
River | 150 | 0.135 | 13.5 | 150 | 0.131 | 13.1 | 150 | 0.134 | 13.4 |
Wetland | 1140 | 1.026 | 102.6 | 1140 | 1.0251 | 102.51 | 1140 | 1.0242 | 102.42 |
DAF | 5291 | 4.7619 | 476.19 | 4788 | 4.3143 | 431.43 | 4285 | 3.8587 | 385.87 |
