www.tjprc.org editor@tjprc.org DYNAMICS OF LAND USE PATTERN IN BASTAR PLATEAU OF CHHATTISGARH: A TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS HOMENDERA SIWANA, A. K. KOSHTA & HULAS PATHAK Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken with the broad objectives, viz. To study the dynamics of the land-use pattern at Chhattisgarh state and Bastar plateau. The State was comprised of three agro-climatic zones, Northern Hills, Chhattisgarh plains and Bastar plateau. Bastar plateau out of three agro-climatic zones Bastar plateau was selected. For this, secondary data on land use statistics for 32 year’s period from 1984-85 to 2000-15 were collected from the different publication of Government of Chhattisgarh. For the estimation, the data were grouped under two periods i.e., first period (1984-2000) before formation of Chhattisgarh state and the second period (2000-15) before Chhattisgarh state. Regarding the temporal change in different land use categories, it was observed that during 1984-2000 net area sown was decreased, whereas, other categories had a non- significant growth rate. 2000-15 the forest land and permanent pasture had significant growth rate the net area is sown was estimated to be significant and decreased in period 1984-2000, whereas, the growth rate for permanent pasture and other fallow land were estimated to be non- significant but they increased by 0.28 and 0.86 annually. During the period of 1984-2000 in Bastar plateau culturable waste had positive and significant growth rate (0.98 per cent per annum), whereas, during 2000-15 the forest land increased significantly by 0.130 per cent annually. KEYWORDS: Dynamics, Land Use Pattern & Temporal Change Received: Jun 16, 2018; Accepted: Jul 07, 2018; Published: Jul 26, 2018; Paper Id.: IJASRAUG20186 INTRODUCTION The land is a scarce resource, whose supply is fixed for all practical purposes. At the same time, the demand for land for various competing purposes is continuously increasing with the increase in human population and economic growth. Land use pattern any given time is determined by several factors including the size of human and livestock population, the demand pattern, the technology in use, the cultural traditions, the location and capability of land, institutional factors like ownership pattern and rights and state regulation. The land use pattern besides having economic implications has also important ecological dimensions, which if ignored can have disastrous consequences. Chhattisgarh lays emphasis on developing the state’s rich mineral, forest, and other natural resources on a sustainable basis to achieve the targets of rapid economic and social growth. Like any other resource, the land has two dimensions, viz, quality and quantity, and both of these crucial aspects are under serious threat due to the intensive and extensive use of land both for agricultural and non- agricultural purposes. The competition between agriculture and non-agriculture sectors for land is intensifying due to the increasing pressure on land for food production on one hand and housing, industrial expansion, a creation of infrastructural facilities etc. on the other hand. Considering these all aspects, the land use dynamics in Northern Original Article International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) ISSN(P): 2250-0057; ISSN(E): 2321-0087 Vol. 8, Issue 4, Aug 2018, 43-48 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.