Research Article
Rapid Urban Expansion and Its Implications on Geomorphology: A Remote Sensing and GIS Based Study
Table 6
Geomorphic units affected due to built-up land during 1972–2013.
| Geomorphic units | Plains area in sq. km | Hills Area in sq. km | Total area in sq. km | Years from–to | Buried pediplain | Pediplain | Total plains | Denudational hill | Residual hill | Total hills |
| 1972–1990 | 9.13 | 0 | 9.13 | 1.05 | 0 | 1.05 | 10.18 | 1990–2006 | 12.08 | 0.19 | 12.27 | 0.43 | 1.08 | 1.51 | 13.78 | 2006–2013 | 11.97 | 0 | 11.97 | 2.22 | 0.84 | 3.06 | 15.03 | 1972–2013 | 33.18 | 0.19 | 33.37 | 3.7 | 1.92 | 5.62 | 38.99 |
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