<p><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Urban Sprawl and Land Use Analysis</span></b></font><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">: Created an LULC map for Ernakulam district using QGIS and SCP plugin,</span><br><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">identifying increased built-up density and reduced forest, water bodies, and agricultural land.</span><br><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">· </span><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b>Population Forecastin</b></font><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">g</font>:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">· </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Forecasted significant population growth for 2023 using geometric and incremental methods,</span><br><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">emphasizing its impact on land use and infrastructure.</span><br><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">· </span><font color="#000000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><b>Water Quality Assessment</b></font><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">: Analyzed water quality in sprawl-affected areas, detecting increased chloride concentration and</span><br><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">alkalinity, highlighting pollution threats and the need for sustainable land-use policies</span></p>