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Chaudhary S. et al.
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To verify the results obtained, the estimated forest area was compared with the land cover of Nepal prepared
by ICIMOD in 2010. ICIMOD prepared the first-ever and the most complete national land cover database
of Nepal using public domain Landsat TM data of 2010 and the replicable methodology. The statistical
representation of data of Melamchi and Roshi watersheds prepared by ICIMOD is shown in Fig. 8 and Fig.
9 respectively.
Fig. 8. Pie Chart showing different categories of land use and land cover as prepared by ICIMOD for
Melamchi watershed
Fig. 9. Pie Chart showing different categories of land use and land cover as prepared by ICIMOD for
Roshi watershed
As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 8 above, the pie charts are similar in nature for Melamchi watershed. The
statistical results presented in Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 also show the comparable nature for Roshi watershed. Thus,
the alike nature of Fig. 6 and Fig. 8, and Fig. 7 and Fig. 9 substantially verify the findings achieved from
the conducted forest mapping.
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