Land-use/ land-cover category

Changes during 1986-2015

1986-2000

2001-2015

Extent

Rate

Extent

Rate

(ha)

(%)

(ha/year)

(ha)

(%)

(ha/year)

Thick vegetation/forest land

−5801.6

−11.17

−386.77

−2508.48

−4.83

−167.23

Urban crop land/grass land

−1870.5

−3.59

−124.69

−8078.4

−15.55

−538.56

Settlement

7032

13.53

468.8

11,677.4

22.47

778.49

Bare land

−813.36

−1.57

−54.22

−2057.02

−3.96

−137.13

Water body

1453.26

2.80

96.88

966.5

1.86

64.43