Table 3. Accuracy assessment of land cover maps generated.

Year 1988
LULC Class	Vegetation	Build Up and Bare Soil	Water Bodies	Total
Vegetation	14	1	0	15
Build Up and Bare Soil	1	12	2	15
Water Bodies	0	0	15	15
Total	15	13	17	45
		Overal Accuracy	87%
		Overal Kappa	0.91
Year 1998
LULC Class	Vegetation	Build Up and Bare Soil	Water Bodies	Total
Vegetation	15	0	0	15
Build Up and Bare Soil	0	13	2	15
Water Bodies	1	0	14	15
Total	16	13	16	45
		Overal Accuracy	90%
		Overal Kappa	0.93
Year 2008
LULC Class	Vegetation	Build Up and Bare Soil	Water Bodies	Total
Vegetation	14	1	0	15
Build Up and Bare Soil	1	14	0	15
Water Bodies	0	0	15	15
Total	15	15	15	45
		Overal Accuracy	93%
		Overal Kappa	0.96
Year 2018
LULC Class	Vegetation	Build Up and Bare Soil	Water Bodies	Total
Vegetation	15	0	0	15
Build Up and Bare Soil	0	13	2	15
Water Bodies	1	1	13	15
Total	16	14	15	45
		Overal Accuracy	87%
		Overal Kappa	0.91