Area estimation of burning of wheat/rice in Kaithal, Kurukshetra & Karnal districts, Haryana

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This report describes the results of remote sensing based acreage estimates of burnt wheat & rice stubble area for the year 2010 in Kaithal, Kurukshetra & Karnal districts of Haryana. Complete enumeration approach was adopted using supervised maximum likelihood and unsupervised iso-data clustering classifier for district level estimation of wheat & rice stubble burnt area. This report also brings out the potential of in season multi-date AWiFS and LISS-III remote sensing data in real time acreage estimation of burnt wheat & rice stubble area at district-level.