Great human cultures were nurtured and developed on the banks of rivers. Due to increasing industrialization, urbanization and other development activities, most of our water bodies such as ponds, lakes and rivers receive heavy industrial, agricultural and land drainage etc....

The development in science of imaging, especially in the field of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS), has provided a very strong base for monitoring and carrying out various conservative projects. Vegetation mapping with the help of remote sensing is one of the useful information in environmental planning....