Results and discussion:
LULC in various livelihood zone. The significant land cover occupation or the land cover with maximum area in the various livelihood zones of different parts of the Narmada basin are
I Upper Narmada valley are
1. Current fallow covering an area of 70668130.3 and 49.2 percentage of the land cover in the Eastern Baghelkhand zone where the primary livelihood activities are subsistence based.
2. Deciduous forest covering an area of 1133334109.5 which is 42.9 percentage of total land cover Mahakaushal Maikal Hill Zone where subsistence livelihood predominate.
3. Multiple cropping with an area of 429864407.3 sqkm which is 38.0 percent of total area in Upper Narbada Sub Zone
II Middle Narmada valley
1. Double/triple crop with an area of 315689229.7 covering 59.4 percent in Eastern malwa extension zone quality wheat and pigeonpea production.
2. Degraded / scrub forest Lower an area of 1077965.9 sqkm and 84.4 percent in Bundelkhand Zone low socioeconomic development, low productivity wasteland.
3. Irrigated Intensive agriculture with multiple cropping covering an area of 298270949.2 sqkm or 54.0percent production Central Narbada Sub Zone where horticulture and double / triple cropping predominate.
III Lower Narmada valley
1. Deciduous forest with an area of 459770215.0 covering 26.4 percent in Nimar Plains Zone with major livelihood as cultivation of Cotton, Chilli, Banana and Sugarcane.
2. Degraded / scrub forest with an area of 433403659.3 covering 24.8 percent Nimar Plains Zone - Hot dry Cotton Chilli Banana Sugarcane.
3. Degraded / scrub forest with an area of 91342355.3 covering 59.1 percent in Western Malwa Hill Zone with predominant Bhil tribe.
LULC changes in various zones
The prominent land use change is observed in the following zones can be summarised in the following table. The most significant rise is seen of double triple cropping areas which has increased 3 times original area.