(The Asiatic Society of Mumbai, 2022-02) Dey Roy, Tuhin
Population growth and associated infrastructure development have altered the landscape;
affecting land use and land cover patterns even in remote regions of developing countries. Alipurduar,
being located at unique geographical location in the heartland of diversified floral and faunal assemblage
also witnessed urban expansion. Land use change is unavoidable especially in this age of development
and urbanization. Therefore, monitoring and measurement of land use and land cover is significant to
find out the exact scenario of urbanization. This paper primarily aims to analyze the changing land use
and land cover pattern of Alipurduar Town. West Bengal for last two decades. For this study different
satellite images have been analyzed with GIS and Remote Sensing techniques to visualize the change in
land use and land cover.
