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The present study aims to map and monitor land use and land cover changes in the Upper Purna River basin, a tributary of the Godavari River in Maharashtra, based on remote sensing and geographic information system. It is an important source for planning and management of water resources, land conservation and sustainable development. The satellite images and Survey of India toposheet maps were used to attempt and monitor the changes in the LULC pattern of the Upper Purna River basin for the years 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021, respectively. The change detection of the basin has undergone a series of intricate changes over the past 3 decades. ERDAS Imagine and ArcGIS software has been used to identify changes. The study area was classified into five major land cover classes, viz., agricultural land, barren land, built-up area, vegetation and water bodies, which have been identified and indicated as major land uses in the Upper Purna River basin. Results show that agricultural land, built-up area and water bodies have increased by 7.63% (565.28 km2), 3.93% (291.11 km2) and 0.21% (16.17 km2), while vegetation and barren land have decreased by 8.56% (634.46 km2) and 3.21% (238.41 km2), respectively. Between 30-year average, NDVI and NDMI values decreased by 0.014 and 0.009 due to extreme weather conditions. VCI-based drought areas have also been located high in recent years. Therefore, proper land management practices, integrated watershed management and active participation of the local community should be recommended to protect undesirable LULC changes in the basin.
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The first author is thankful to the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Mumbai, and Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded Maharashtra for the financial support (APDS/RGSTC/Proposal-ASTA/2019-20/11).
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Ghute, B.B., Shaikh, M.B. & Halder, B. Impact assessment of natural and anthropogenic activities using remote sensing and GIS techniques in the Upper Purna River basin, Maharashtra, India. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 9, 1507–1522 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-022-01576-3
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