| Waste Lands by Types in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand (2005-2006) | ||
| (Area in Sq. Km.) | ||
| Category | Chamoli | Uttarakhand |
| Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum | ||
| Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum | ||
| Under-utilised/degraded forest (Scrub domin) | ||
| Under-utilised/degraded forest (Agriculture) | ||
| Degraded pastures/ grazing land | ||
| Degraded land under plantation crop | ||
| Sands-Riverine | ||
| Sands-Coastal | ||
| Sands-Desertic | ||
| Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab greater than 40m | ||
| Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m | ||
| Mining Wastelands | ||
| Industrial wastelands | ||
| Barren Rocky/Stony waste | ||
| Snow covered /Glacial area | ||
| Total Wasteland Area | ||
| TGA - Total Geographical Area | ||
| % to TGA | ||
| Gullied and/ or ravinous land (Medium) | ||
| Gullied and/ or ravinous land (Deep) | ||
| Land with Dense Scrub | ||
| Land with Open Scrub | ||
| Waterlogged and Marshy land (Permanent) | ||
| Waterlogged and Marshy land (Seasonal) | ||
| Land affected by salinity/alkalinity (Medium) | ||
| Land affected by salinity/alkalinity (Strong) | ||
