Table 2 Land degradation of Peringalam and Cheriyakadavu region for the past 32 years.
Year | Peringalam alluvial plain | Cheriyakadavu island | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total area (acre) | Decadal land degradation (acre) | Decadal land degradation (%) | Total area (acre) | Decadal land degradation (acre) | Decadal land degradation (%) | |
1989 | 272.66 | 14.08 | ||||
2000 | 260.02 | 12.63 | 4.86 | 11.63 | 2.45 | 21.04 |
2011 | 247.07 | 12.95 | 5.24 | 8.68 | 2.95 | 34.04 |
2021 | 240.54 | 6.54 | 2.72 | 7.47 | 1.21 | 16.19 |
Total | 32.12 | 11.78 | 6.61 | 46.95 | ||
