Land Use/Land cover categories

Net change (km²)

(1991-2001)

Net change (km²)

(2001-2010)

Net change (km²)

(2010-2018)

Net change (km²)

(1991-2018)

Cultivated Land

8.6

8.7

31.65

48.95

Uncultivated Land

11.6

4.6

34.06

41.06

Forest

0.7

0.7

0.7

2.1

Plantation

3.8

0.3

2.74

6.84

Open Scrub

7.4

6.5

10.08

23.98

Ravines with scrub

5.2

17.5

2.6

25.3

Stone quarry

3.8

6.3

8.22

18.32

Over burden dump

3.2

1.4

0.9

5.5

Exposed rock/waste land

3

0.3

2.2

0.5

Industrial land

0.1

0.1

1.18

1.33

Settlement/built up

0.9

3.6

4.43

8.8

Water body/river

1.5

0

0.7

2.2

Total Change

49.8

50

99.46

184.88