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From Kaub village alone, about 40% population emigrated during the last
four decades. Land-use pattern is characterized by forestland (pine, oak
and coniferous), agricultural land (including fallow land), and other land
including cultivable waste, land under fruit trees and wasteland. Most of
the land on the course of the Kewer Gadhera and its tributaries are unused
because of unsuitable terrain. Similarly, the environmental services as water
and non-timber forest products are also largely unused.
A case study of 17 villages of the Kewer Gadhera sub-watershed
was carried out. The villages are Kewer Talla and Malla, Bhagoti, Ratni,
Keshwan, Gadseer, Bunga, Jhijodi, Ali, Leguna, Bedula, Chirona, Kaub,
Naini, Swan Malla and Talla and Kimoli. Village wise data on land use
(1971-2010) were gathered from the primary and secondary sources. The
collected data were analyzed and interpreted to know the actual changes in
land use/cover. Rapid fi eld visit of the case study villages was undertaken
to observe land-use/cover changes on the ground and to facilitate further
interpretation of data from time to time. Farmers, extension workers,
and offi cials of agriculture, horticulture and forest departments were
interviewed.
Land-Use Pattern (1971-2010)
Land-use pattern has been categorized as community forestland, agricultural
land—irrigated and unirrigated land, and other land use comprises as
land under fruit trees, barren land, community grassland and cultivable
wasteland. Data of the last four decades from 1971 to 2010 were collected
from the Census of India and the Patwari Circle Narainbagar. Table 12.1
describes the land-use pattern (percentage of geographical area) between
1971 and 2010. All categories of data changed during these four decades.
Total area under settlements, agriculture and community forest is 1421
ha. Changes in the community forestland (7.6%) were observed between
1971 and 2010, as it was 10.90 and 18.50% respectively. Irrigated land was
71.05% in 1971 and 16.98% in 2010 (Fig. 12.2). There was an increase in
unirrigated land from 77.85 to 99.72%, during this period. Agricultural land,
as a whole, decreased from 46.99 in 1971 to 41.10% in 2010. Other land use
also decreased from 42.11 in 1971 to 40.38% in 2010.
Forestland
Total forestland is above 65%. Table 12.1 shows community forestland
called Van Panchayat (VP). The community people owned the land and
both the forest department and villagers manage it. In the lower altitude
between 1000 m to 1800 m, pine is found extensively. Oak forests, including
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