Urban expansion has been creating an alarming situation in all countries of the world. High rates of migrant urban population has led to serious unplanned land use problems such as loss of agricultural land, unauthorized urban sprawl, high land values, pollution, poverty and social unrest making urban governance a difficult task to maintain healthy urban environment. In the emerging scenario it is essential to have up-to-date information in existing land use information system. In the recent times, remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS) are very valuable and advantageous in providing contemporary land use information. The present study highlights significance of remote sensing in the study of land use /land cover of urban land use changes for the time periods using LISS III satellite imageries from the BHUVAN portal. The satellite imageries of LISS III for two consecutive dates were merged to produce a single image.

Land use / Land cover, GIS & Remote sensing, Change detection.