Category-wise Distribution of Wastelands in Kerala (2005-2006 and 2008-2009) | |||
(Area in sq. km.) | |||
Wastelands Class | Kerala | ||
2005-06 | 2008-09 | Change | |
Gullied and/or Ravinous Land (Medium) | |||
Gullied and/or Ravinous Land-Deep/Very (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) | |||
Shifting Cultivation Area - Current Jhum | |||
Shifting Cultivation Area - Abandoned Jhum | |||
Under Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) | |||
Under-utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) | |||
Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land | |||
Degraded Land Under Plantation Crop | |||
Sands-Riverine | |||
Sands-Coastal | |||
Sands- Desertic | |||
Sands-Semi-Stabilized to Stabilized >40M | |||
Sands-Semi-Stabilized to Stabilized 15-40M | |||
Mining Wastelands | |||
Industrial Wastelands | |||
Barren Rocky/Stony waste | |||
Snow Cover and/or Glacial Area | |||
Total |