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Conversion of one class to another Area (km? ) % of total area 
No change 46.3 72.3 
Pine to Degraded forest 0.0 0.0 
Oak to degraded forest 4.2 6.5 
Oak to Scrub/shrub 0.6 0.9 
Oak to Agriculture 1.1 1.7 
Oak to Habitation 1.8 2.8 
Oak to Lime stone quarry 0.0 0.0 
Oak to Oak-Pine 0.5 0.8 
Oak-Pine to Pine 0.1 0.2 
Oak-Pine to Degraded forest 1.2 1.9 
Oak-Pine to Scrub/shrub 0.2 0.3 
Oak-Pine to Habitation 0.0 0.0 
Oak-Deodar to Agriculture 0.0 0.0 
Oak-Deodar to Habitation 0.1 0.2 
Oak-Deodar to Lime stone qry. 0.0 0.0 
Degraded forest to Agriculture 1.7 "7 
Degraded forest to Habitation 0.5 0.8 
Degraded forest to Scrub/shrub 2.8 4.4 
Miscellaneous to Deg. Forest 1.4 22 
Deg. forest to Lime stone qry. ti 1.7 
Agriculture to Habitation 0.1 0.1 
Pine to Habitation 0.0 0.0 
Scrub/shrub to Agriculture 0.3 0.5 
Deodar to Habitation 0.0 0.0 
TOTAL 64.0 100.0 
  
Table 2. Forest vegetation and landuse change dynamics, year 1960-85 
  
  
  
Type /category of changes Area(km^) % change 
No change 46.3 723 
Forest degradation 10.4 16.3 
Conversion of forest /scrub into agriculture 3.1 4.9 
Settlement expansion/other economic activities 3.6 5.6 
New plantation/regeneration/abandoned fields 0.6 0.9 
Total 64.0 100.0 
  
Table 3. Forest vegetation and landuse change types, year 1960-85 
  
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