Application of remote sensing and GIS in micro-watershed management -Part 3

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Table-1

Area distribution on the basis of Altitude classes

Sl No.	Altitude (m)	Area in hectares
1	900-1200	204.40
2	1201-1500	345.19
3	1501-1800	675.64
4	1801-2100	370.13
5	2101-2600	249.01
TOTAL		1844.37

Table-2

Area distribution on the basis of Aspect classes

Sl No.	Aspect	Area in hectares
1	NNE	119.88
2	EEN	130.41
3	EES	259.2
4	SSE	251.1
5	SSW	370.17
6	WWS	396.09
7	WWN	341.01
8	NNW	220.32
TOTAL		1844.37

Table-3

Area distribution on the basis of slope classes

Sl No.	Slope class	Area in hectares
1	Gentle	338.58
2	Moderate	942.84
3	Steep	495.72
4	Very Steep	68.04
TOTAL		1844.37

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Author’s Bio

Raghu Ranjan Rai is a Forestry (GIS) post-graduate and is presently a Manager Forestry Operations and GIS in S & P Energy Solutions PLC Ethiopia (SP Group Mumbai). His primary area of interest is GIS mapping and Forestry operations. Contact him at- raghufri09(at)gmail(dot)com