Table 1 Theme wise features, ranking & weightage
Theme | Features | Rank (in words) | Rank (in number) | Weightage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Geomorphology | Pediments-moderate | Moderate | 2 | 15 |
Pediments-deep | Moderate | 2 | ||
Pediment-shallow | Low | 1 | ||
Dissected plateaus | Very low | 1 | ||
Valley fills | High | 3 | ||
Bazada zone | High | 3 | ||
Landuse/Landcover | Settlements | Low | 1 | 10 |
Barren land/rocky | Low | 1 | ||
Fallow land | Moderate | 2 | ||
Water body | High | 3 | ||
Plantation | High | 3 | ||
Forest | Moderate | 2 | ||
Vegetation | Moderate | 2 | ||
Wet lands | High | 3 | ||
Soil | Clayey soil/loam | Low | 1 | 10 |
Silty soil | Low | 1 | ||
Red soil | Moderate | 2 | ||
Lateritic soil | Moderate | 2 | ||
Gravely soil | High | 3 | ||
Sandy loam | High | 3 | ||
Slope (%) | <  3 | Nearly levelled/Very gentle | 3 | 15 |
3 to 5 | Gently sloping | 3 | ||
5 to10 | Moderate | 2 | ||
10 to 15 | Moderate to steep | 2 | ||
>  15 | Very steep | 1 | ||
Post monsoon groundwater level | <  3 m bgl | No space – low | 1 | 15 |
>  3 & < 6 m bgl | Moderate | 2 | ||
>  6 & < 9 m bgl | High | 3 | ||
>  9 m bgl | Very high | 3 | ||
Geology | Charnockite | Low | 1 | 10 |
Granitic gneiss | Low | 1 | ||
Banded gneissic complex/Banded migmatite | Low | 1 | ||
Highly weathered granitic gneiss | Moderate | 2 | ||
Alluvium | High | 3 | ||
Drainage | Other regions | Low | 1 | 10 |
Drainage lines | High | 3 | ||
Weathering | >  6 | Low | 1 | 15 |
6–10 | Moderate | 2 | ||
10–20 | High | 3 | ||
>  20 m | Very high | 3 |