UL 
T 
ULTGRP 
1.12 
30.34 
51.62 
11.85 
0.28 
0.00 
4.79 
Table-5 : Correlation between current land use (LU) and suitability map (GSSL) 
  
  
Land Use Ground water, soil, slope & lineament 
suitability 
Plantation Suitable to more suitable 
Unirrigated Crop Land 
(Valley) 
Deciduous Forest/scrub/ 
degraded forest 
Forest Plantation 
Upland 
Unirrigated Crop Land 
Degraded pasture/ 
grazing land 
Degraded land under 
plantation crops 
Barren Rock 
Highly to most suitable 
Suitable to more suitable and less suitable 
in few places 
Suitable to more suitable 
More suitable and some parts most suitable 
More suitable and some parts most suitable 
Suitable 
Suitable 
Not suitable and some less suitable patches 
  
Table-6 : Suggested land use for various suitability classes 
  
Suitability Class 
Geomorphic unit 
Probable/possible use 
  
  
Highly Suitable 
Most Suitable 
More Suitable 
Suitable 
Less Suitable 
Least Suitable 
Valley 
Valley 
Pediplain 
Dissected hills 
Residual hills 
Dissected hills 
Residual hills 
Dissected hills 
Residual hills 
Crops (Paddy, Sugarcane) 
Crops (Paddy, Sugarcane) 
Dry land crops/sericulture, 
fodder/fuel 
Agriculture plantations/forest 
plantations 
Afforestation/protective 
vegetation 
Afforestation/protective 
vegetation 
  
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