Management of Common Property Land Resources (CPLRs): A study in north eastern zone of Tamil Nadu Elumalai G.*, Dr. Kannan A.** *Ph.D., Research Scholar, Department of Environmental Economics, School of Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai **Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Economics, School of Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai Online published on 1 August, 2019. Abstract The area of land in all category is being converted from its earlier use due to the rapid changes occurred in the advanced society. Therefore, a sizeable quantity of agriculture land has put on the non-agricultural use, the cultivable land becomes uncultivable and the size of wasteland goes up. In this perception, the present study intended to analyze the status of CPLRs in the North Eastern Zone of Tamil Nadu during 1998-99-2013-14. There are seven Agro-Climatic Zones in Tamil Nadu based on the climatic conditions and monsoon patterns prevailing in these areas. Among six districts in the North Eastern Zone, three district data shown an decline of 27.90 per cent to 25.43 per cent in Thiruvallur, 33.46 per cent to 33.13 per cent in Thiruvannamalai and 22.14 per cent to 21.75 per cent in Villupuram district during 1998-99-2013-14. The remaining districts such as Kanchipuram, Vellore, and Cuddalore district showing an increasing trend of CPLRs during the study periods. Top Keywords CPLRs, Geographical Area, North East Region, Per Capita CPLRs and PPLRs, Sustainable Development, Management. Top |