GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES APPROACH FOR LANDUSE AND LANDCOVER CHANGE ANALYSIS IN BALTANA OF ZIRAKPUR, PUNJAB AND PART OF SECTOR-19, PANCHKULA CITY, HARYANA

In urban area information on landuse and land cover is important for monitoring, planning and management land resources. Remote sensing satellite data and Geographical Information System (GIS) are vital tools in mapping of land use and land cover in urban areas because of availability of historical high resolution satellite data. In the present study landuse and landcover change analysis have been done in Baltana area of Zirakpur of Punjab and part of Sector-19, Panchkula city,Haryana. The study area is located between the latitudes 30 40'50.62”N to 30 40'6.91”N and longitudeso76 49'18.18”E to 76.50'5.61”E. The study area covers an area of 96.49 Hect. Google earth satellite data for the years 2002 and 2018 have been used in the study for change analysis in land use and land cover. The study shows that during 2002 to 2018 built-up area increased 29.57 Hect., agriculture land increased 2.92 Hect., agriculture plantation area increased 1.48 Hect., park area increased 0.54 Hect, road area increased 7.53 Hect,, vacant land area decreased 41.30 Hect and drainage area decreased 0.74 Hect. This study is highly useful for planning and management of land use and land cover in the study area.