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CONCLUSIONS 
Thematic maps play an important role to understand the spatial 
nature of a particular theme and helps to interpret them for land 
use planning and deciding about the ameliorative or 
conservation measures. These maps have been generated to 
cater to the needs of various user agencies. The attributes 
chosen were those which influence land use relationships. The 
maps of slope, landform, soil depth, texture, particle size, and 
soil reaction (pH) have been prepared using reclassification 
technique in GIS. It is evident that such thematic maps with 
relevant reclassified attribute data could help the land users and 
land use planners in demarcating suitable or unsuitable lands 
for the commonly grown crops or for alternate land uses. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Authors are grateful to Shri Sunil Meshram for assistance in 
GIS work and Ms Rohini Watekar for word processing. 
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