UNION TERRITORIES Daman Diu Lakshadweep Karaikal Mahe Pondicherry Yanam Total

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1 Category Andaman & Nicobar Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli Table 66: Distribution of Wastelands UNION TERRITORIES Daman Diu Lakshadweep Karaikal Mahe Pondicherry Yanam Total Total TGA % to TGA Gullied and/ or ravinous land (Medium) 2. Gullied and/ or ravinous land (Deep) 3. Land with Dense Scrub 4. Land with Open Scrub 5. Waterlogged and Marshy land (Permanent) 6. Waterlogged and Marshy land (Seasonal) 7. Land affected by salinity/alkalinity (Medium) 8. Land affected by salinity/alkalinity (Strong) 9. Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum 10. Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum 11. Under-utilised/degraded forest (Scrub domin) 12. Under-utilised/degraded forest (Agriculture) 13. Degraded pastures/ grazing land 14. Degraded land under plantation crop 15. Sands-Riverine 16. Sands-Coastal 17. Sands-Desertic 18. Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m 19. Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m 20. Mining Wastelands 21. Industrial wastelands 22. Barren Rocky/Stony waste 23. Snow covered /Glacial area Total - Total Wasteland Area TGA - Total Geographical Area 128

2 Andaman Islands Nicobar Islands Daman 3% 1% Figure. 47 WASTELAND MAP UNION TERRITORIES 96% NORTH ANDAMAN SOUTH ANDAMAN ANDAMAN Dadra & Nagar Haveli 3% 97% Total Geog. Area (TGA) : sq.km. Total Wasteland Area : sq. km. Wasteland Area : 3.1 % NICOBAR Total Geog. Area (TGA) : sq.km. Total Wasteland Area : 8.82 sq. km. Wasteland Area : 7.59 % Total Geog. Area (TGA) : sq.km. Total Wasteland Area : 7.08 sq. km. Wasteland Area : 6.21 % Diu 2% 98% Chandigarh LEGEND Gullied/ Ravine land-medium ravine Gullied/Ravine land-deep/ very deep ravine Scrubland - Land with dense scrub Scrubland - Land with open scrub Waterlogged and marshy land - Permanent Waterlogged and marshy land - Seasonal Land Affected by Salinity/ Alkalinity - Moderate Land Affected by Salinity/ Alkalinity - Strong Shifting cultivation - Current jhum Shifting cultivation - Abandoned jhum Under-utilised Deg Notif Forest - Scrub Dom Under- utilised Deg Notif Forest - Agriculture Degraded Pastures/ grazing land Degraded Land under Plantation Crop Sands - Desert sand Sands - Coastal sand Sands - Riverine Sands - Semi-stabi to stab (>40m) dune Sands-Semi-stab to stab mod high(15-40m) dune Mining Wastelands Industrial Wastelands Barren rocky area Snow cover and/ or glacial area Non Wasteland Area 2% 5% 4% 3% 1% Based on 3 season data of IRS P6 LISS III ( ) & Limited ground checks 29% 1% 68% Total Geog. Area (TGA) : sq.km. Total Wasteland Area : sq. km. Wasteland Area : % 87% Partner Institution: Land Use Division National Remote Sensing Centre ISRO, Dept of Space, Govt of India Balanagar Hyderabad Coordinated by: Land Use Division, LRG, RS & GIS - AA National Remote Sensing Centre ISRO, Dept. of Space, Govt of India, Balanagar, Hyderabad

3 15% Karaikal Yanam Figure. 48 WASTELAND MAP UNION TERRITORIES 85% Mahe Total Geog. Area (TGA) : sq.km. Total Wasteland Area : sq. km. Wasteland Area : 2.21 % 44% 12% 44% Puducherry Lakshadweep LEGEND Gullied/ Ravine land-medium ravine Gullied/Ravine land-deep/ very deep ravine Scrubland - Land with dense scrub Scrubland - Land with open scrub Waterlogged and marshy land - Permanent Waterlogged and marshy land - Seasonal Land Affected by Salinity/ Alkalinity - Moderate Land Affected by Salinity/ Alkalinity - Strong Shifting cultivation - Current jhum Shifting cultivation - Abandoned jhum Under-utilised Deg Notif Forest - Scrub Dom Under- utilised Deg Notif Forest - Agriculture Degraded Pastures/ grazing land Degraded Land under Plantation Crop Sands - Desert sand Sands - Coastal sand Sands - Riverine Sands - Semi-stabi to stab (>40m) dune Sands-Semi-stab to stab mod high(15-40m) dune Mining Wastelands Industrial Wastelands Barren rocky area Snow cover and/ or glacial area Non Wasteland Area Based on 3 season data of IRS P6 LISS III ( ) & Limited ground checks Total Geog. Area (TGA) :32.00 sq.km. Total Wasteland Area : 0.6 sq. km. Wasteland Area : 1.87 % Partner Institution: Land Use Division National Remote Sensing Centre ISRO, Dept of Space, Govt of India Balanagar Hyderabad Coordinated by: Land Use Division, LRG, RS & GIS - AA National Remote Sensing Centre ISRO, Dept. of Space, Govt of India, Balanagar, Hyderabad

4 Table 67: Union Territories - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Gullied and/or ravinous land-medium Gullied and/or ravinous land-deep Land with Dense Scrub Land with Open Scrub Waterlogged and Marshy land-permanent Waterlogged and Marshy land-seasonal Land affected by salinity/alkalinity-moderate Land affected by salinity/alkalinity-strong Under utilised/degraded notified forest land-scrub dominated Degraded land under plantation Crops Sands-Riverine Sands-Coastal Mining wastelands Barren rocky area Total TGA

5 Table 68: Andaman & Nicobar - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Land with Dense Scrub Land affected by salinity/alkalinity-slight Under utilised/degraded notified forest land-scrub dominated Degraded land under plantation Crops Sands-Riverine Sands-Coastal Mining wastelands Barren rocky area Total TGA Table 69: Chandigarh - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Gullied and/or ravinous land-medium Gullied and/or ravinous land-deep Land with Dense Scrub Land with Open Scrub Waterlogged and Marshy land-permanent Under utilised/degraded notified forest land-scrub dominated Total TGA

6 Table 70: Dadra & Nagar Haveli - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Gullied and/or ravinous land-medium Land with Dense Scrub Land with Open Scrub Waterlogged and Marshy land-permanent Waterlogged and Marshy land-seasonal Under utilised/degraded notified forest land-scrub dominated Total TGA Table 71: Daman - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Gullied and/or ravinous land-medium Land with Dense Scrub Land with Open Scrub Waterlogged and Marshy land-permanent Sands-Coastal Barren rocky area Total TGA

7 Table 72: Diu - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Land with Dense Scrub Land affected by salinity/alkalinity-moderate Total TGA Table 73: Karaikal - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Land with Dense Scrub Land with Open Scrub Waterlogged and Marshy land-permanent Waterlogged and Marshy land-seasonal Total TGA

8 Table 74: Pondicherry - Category-wise distribution and changes in wastelands 1 Gullied and/or ravinous land-medium Land with Dense Scrub Land with Open Scrub Waterlogged and Marshy land-permanent Land affected by salinity/alkalinity-moderate Sands-Riverine Sands-Coastal Barren rocky area Total TGA