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The Natural Resources (NR) census taken up as part Natural
Resources Repository (NRR) is aimed to provide a snap-shot of the status of
natural resources of the country. The project uses IRS data to prepare
systematic spatial database of natural resources information such as land
use/land cover, soil, geomorphology, vegetation, snow/glacier, land
degradation, wetlands at 1:50,000 scale and land use/land cover both at
1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scale for periodic monitoring of natural resources. Land
use/land cover mapping at 1:250,000 scale has been completed successfully
consequently for the fourth year (2007-2008) and accordingly the land use/land
cover map of the country and interim report has been generated. The net sown
area (NSA) during 2007-08 was found to be 139.72 mha comprising 43% of the
total geographical area. The statistics are compared with 2006-07. It is found
that NSA is marginally reduced from 140.24 mha to 139.72 mha with considerable
increase in states like Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar
Pradesh. Mapping activity for land use/land cover at 1:50,000 scale has been
completed for entire country except for some parts of Jammu and Kashmir,
Eastern Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh.
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