Meghalaya - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Meghalaya - Ministry of Environment and Forests
Meghalaya - Ministry of Environment and Forests
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8.0 MAJOR WETLAND TYPES OF MEGHALAYAMajor wetl<strong>and</strong> types observed in the state are rivers, reservoirs <strong>and</strong> few lakes. Details are given in Plate-1.Ground truth data was collected for selected wetl<strong>and</strong> sites. The st<strong>and</strong>ard pr<strong>of</strong>orma was used to record thefield data. Field photographs are also taken to record the water quality (subjective), status <strong>of</strong> aquaticvegetation <strong>and</strong> water spread. The location <strong>of</strong> the features was recorded using GPS. Field photographs <strong>and</strong>ground truth data <strong>of</strong> different wetl<strong>and</strong> types are shown in Plates 2a,2b <strong>and</strong> 2c.CBAIRS P6 LISS-III FCCAReservoirBLakesCOx-Bow LakesMNDWI NDPI NDVI (Indices from LISS-IIIPlate - 1: Major wetl<strong>and</strong> types <strong>of</strong> <strong>Meghalaya</strong>55
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