Landuse Assessment of Villages around Utopian Sugar Ltd., Kacharewadi, Solapur District (Maharashtra)

Land use / land cover information is an important aspect which is outcome of relationship between man and environment. Comprehensive information of land use and land cover is the basic pre-requisite for all developmental activities. This study is focusing on the landuse of 10 km radius from Utopian sugar factory site. In this study both primary and secondary sources of data is utilized. The satellite dataset and empirical data sets are used to conduct the study. The image classification technique used to analyze satellite data. Using temporal satellite dataset visual image interpretation is made to interpret the landuse status. The mapping of different types of land uses around sugar factory is carried out through this paper. This factory is located in the drought prone region and well is main source for irrigation. The sugar factory is established in dry region but factory has taken initiative towards developing irrigation facility. As a result, there are changes in agriculture landuse and cultivation of cash crops is increased. This is positive indicator for economic development of farmer as well as overall development of region.