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Table.11 Land use and land cover and its percentage to the total forest areas in the forest areas of Baska district<br />

<strong>Bringing</strong> <strong>Back</strong> <strong>Manas</strong><br />

Land use / Land cover Forest area (in sq. km) Percentage of forest area<br />

Dense forest 280.2 47<br />

Open forest 95.4 16<br />

Scrub/degraded/grass land 119.3 20<br />

Agriculture/human settlement area 47.7 8<br />

Swampy area 23.8 4<br />

River/ river sand 29.8 5<br />

Total 596.2 100<br />

Fig. 26 Break-up of the forest areas within Baska district<br />

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