No.	Criterion	Buffer Zone	Sub-criteria Ratings
1	Groundwater depth (m)	0 - 2	1
		2 - 4	4
		4 - 6	6
		>6	10
2	Rivers (km)	0 - 1	0
2	Rivers (km)	>1	10
3	Elevation (a.m.s.l.)	16 - 22	3
		22 - 28	5
		28 - 34	7
		>34	10
4	Slope (degree)	0 - 5˚	10
5	Soils types	Soil 7 (A)	10
		Soil 6 (B)	9
		Soil 5' (C)	8
		Soil 5 (D)	7
		Soil 4 (E)	6
		Soil 11 (F)	3
6	Land use	Industrial Area	0
		Urban Centers	0
		Villages	0
		Rivers	0
		Archaeological	0
		Agricultural lands	0
		Orchards	5
		Unused lands	10
7	Agricultural land use	Agricultural land	0
		Orchards	5
		Unused land	10
8	Roads (m)	0 - 500	0
		500 - 1000	7
		1000 - 2000	10
		2000 - 3000	5
		>3000	3
9	Railways (m)	0 - 500	0
9	Railways (m)	>500	10
10	Urban centers (km)	0 - 5	0
		5 - 10	10
		10 - 15	7
		>15	4
11	Villages (m)	0 - 1	0
11	Villages (m)	>1	10
12	Archaeological sites (km)	0 - 1	0
		1 - 3	5
		>3	10
13	Gas pipelines (m)	≤300	0
13	Gas pipelines (m)	˃300	10
14	Oil pipelines (m)	≤75	0
14	Oil pipelines (m)	˃75	10
15	Power lines (m)	≤30	0
15	Power lines (m)	˃30	10