Table 3 SWARA weight for each influencing factor.

Altitude (m)

0–512

0.19

0.02

512–828

0.37

0.02

828–1162

0.12

0.03

1162–1416

0.08

0.05

1416–1603

0.06

0.13

1603–1810

0.05

0.42

1810–2056

0.05

0.23

2056–2430

0.05

0.02

2430–3372

0.05

0.08

Aspect

Flat

0.22

0.01

North

0.09

0.47

North-East

0.08

0.01

East

0.12

0.01

South-East

0.08

0.02

South

0.08

0.13

South-West

0.08

0.07

West

0.15

0.04

North-West

0.10

0.24

Distance to river (m)

0–365

0.31

0.37

365–758

0.14

0.21

758–1179

0.20

0.09

1179–1638

0.10

0.06

1638–2150

0.06

0.04

2150–2757

0.08

0.14

2757–3525

0.04

0.03

3525–4616

0.04

0.03

4616–8105

0.04

0.03

Rainfall (mm)

270–376

0.35

–

376–439

0.20

–

439–490

0.14

–

490–553

0.10

–

553–679

0.10

–

679–889

0.11

–

Land use

Urban and residential

0.23

0.36

Water

0.41

0.09

Forest

0.07

0.09

Outcrop

0.07

0.22

Farm land

0.14

0.14

Range land

0.09

0.09

Lithology

Ekn

0.05

0.08

EMas-sb

0.02

0.00

K1bl

0.04

0.00

Kbgp

0.01

0.03

KEpd-gu

0.03

0.43

Klsol

0.00

0.00

KPeam

0.01

0.01

Mgs

0.18

0.00

MuPlaj

0.12

0.01

Ogb

0.00

0.24

OMas

0.07

0.01

PeEtz

0.02

0.00

pd

0.00

0.02

Plbk

0.30

0.04

Qft1

0.01

0.00

Qft2

0.09

0.00

TRKubl

0.02

0.00

TRKurl

0.03

0.13

Others

0.00

0.00

Slope (⁰)

0–5

0.34

0.11

5–10

0.22

0.41

10–15

0.16

0.14

15–25

0.14

0.22

25 < 

0.14

0.11

Plan curvature (100/m)

Concave

0.31

0.42

Flat

0.39

0.29

Convex

0.31

0.29

Distance to fault (m)

 < 1000

–

0.15

1000–2000

–

0.12

2000–3000

–

0.20

3000–4000

–

0.10

4000–5000

–

0.10

 > 5000

–

0.33

Distance to road (m)

 < 1000

–

0.24

1000–2000

–

0.06

2000–3000

–

0.08

3000–4000

–

0.06

4000–5000

–

0.13

 > 5000

–

0.44