| Indicative Land Use Plan |
| A. |
Intensively Used Land
Land Use Categories |
| Paddy, both irrigated and rained; tea, seedling and VP: rubber inter-cropped; coconut, inter-cropped and mixed with livestock; in case plantation corps such as cinnamon, cocoa, cofee, cashew, citrus, mango lemongrass, banana, sugarcane, pineapple, etc., can be marked as already intensively used; if the crop cover if more than 75% forest, dense forest and forest plantations; grassland improved and natural; garden, hoem garden and market garden; built-up areas. |
| A1 |
Area where present land use could continue with appropriate management to maintain the land cover |
SLOPE(0-30%) |
| A2 |
Area with should be used with conservation measure (seasonal corps are recommended only upto 40% |
(30-60%) |
| A3 |
Area recommended for forestry. Tree crops can be permitted only if strict conservation measure are adopted. |
(>60%) |
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| B. |
Semi - Intensively Areas
Land Use Categories |
| Rubber, mono - cropped; coconut, mono-cropped; other plantation crops such as cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, cashew, citrus, mango, lemongras, banana, sugarcane, pinapple etc., if the cropcover is less than 75%. |
| B1 |
Area where land use can be intensified with minimal restrictions. |
(0-8%) |
| B2 |
Area where land use can be intensified with conservation practices. |
(8-16%) |
| B3 |
Areas where land use may be intensified with careful conservation in adopting suitable conservation practices |
(16-30%) |
| B4. |
Area where land use can be intensified with very strict adherence to conservation practices and good management (suitable for annual crops only upto 40%) |
(30-60%) |
| B5. |
Area recommended for forestry. |
(>60%) |
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| C. |
Sparsely used Areas (Wet and Intermediate Zones Only)
Land Use Categories |
| Paddy abandoned, tea abandoned rubber abandoned, scrub /chena, natural grassland, rockoutcropps, distorted surface and barren land. |
| C1 |
Area where can be utilized for crop production, if the constrains could be rmoved economically and suitable conservation practices are adopted; can be used for on agricultural uses as well |
(0-16%) |
| C2 |
Area suitable for agro-forestry and tree crops with conservation |
(16-30%) |
| C3 |
Areas suitable for agro-forestry and tree crops with conversation |
(30-60%) |
| C4. |
Suitable for forestry |
(30-60%) |
| C5. |
Rockout crops and distorted surfaces falling under sparsely used category may be suitable for natural forest or extraction of gravel or for quarrying |
( >60%) |
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| D. |
Conservation Areas
Land use categories |
| Reservations, archaeological, forest, reserves, wildlife, parks &n sancturaries marsh/swamp, mangroves water bodies, and sand. |
