Research Article
Rapid Urban Expansion and Its Implications on Geomorphology: A Remote Sensing and GIS Based Study
Table 5
Geomorphic units affected due to urbanization 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 | 15.67 | 0.01 | 15.68 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 1.26 | 16.94 | 1990–2006 | 15.99 | 0.48 | 16.47 | 0.79 | 1.18 | 1.97 | 18.44 | 2006–2013 | 18.12 | 0.01 | 18.13 | 3.59 | 1.25 | 4.84 | 22.97 | 1972–2013 | 49.78 | 0.50 | 50.28 | 5.64 | 2.43 | 8.07 | 58.35 |
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