Years

1985

2001

2017

LULC class

Area (ha)

%

Area (ha)

%

Area (ha)

%

Shrub land

62,440

16.7

130,732

35

107,230

28.7

Grassland

167,261

44.7

77,570

20.7

64,085

17.1

Cultivated land

16,457

4.4

25,578

6.8

27,658

7.4

Settlement

9962

2.7

15,185

4.1

11,151

3

Bare land

117,882

31.5

124,937

33.4

163,878

43.8

Total

374,002

100

374,002

100

374,002

100