Changing Scenario of Land use and Land Cover in Leh District

Abstract

This paper has examined the dynamics of Land use and land cover during the period (2005-06 and 2011-12) of six years in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir state. Leh is one of the districts of Ladakh region and though it has remained inaccessible to the outer world due to its unique and difficult terrain and inhospitable climate, the district has witnessed rapid rate of transformation in its pattern of Land use. The study reveals that there is a significant increase in the area under Built up and contrary to that the area under Snow and Glacier is on the decline.

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Anuradha Sharma, Deachen Chorol

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  • EP ID EP611025
  • DOI 10.24247/ijhrmrjun20192
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Anuradha Sharma, Deachen Chorol (2019). Changing Scenario of Land use and Land Cover in Leh District. International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research (IJHRMR), 9(3), 9-18. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-611025