Abstract
Land suitability analysis, an important aspect used in land use planning, and provides an integrated information for land resources management. Hence, the main objective of the study is to analyze the land suitability for the pearl millet crop of Banka block using Geographical Information System (GIS) and Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approaches. To fulfill the objectives, there are 9 parameters, viz., land use and land cover, elevation, slope, soil texture, pH, EC, OC, temperature, and precipitation were considered. However, satellite imageries of Land sat-8 (2022) and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data were employed to assess the physiography, elevation, slope, and land use/land cover pattern under RS-GIS domain. The results revealed that out of the total geographical area (114.95 km 2 ), only 25.01 % of the land in the northern part of the study area is highly suitable (S1), followed by 41.21% of the land found to be moderately suitable (S2) in the middle portion, and 12.32 % of the land is marginally suitable (S3) which is in the southwest part for pearl millet. The remaining land (21.5 %) was found to be not suitable (S4) due to the presence of bed rock, hilly terrain, built-up lands, and water bodies. The integration of soil, climate, and topographic parameters has aided in mapping the suitable lands for pearl millet. This information may be beneficial for farmers' advisory services and as a database for further utilization in land-use planning.
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