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A B

C D

Figure 11. The exposure indicators showing the (A) village river length, (B) village elevation, (C) normalized
difference vegetation index, and (D) normalized difference water index

Table 5. The significant weights of the exposure indicators
Parameters Normalized AHP weightage (%) Sub‑classes Functional relation Rank
Village elevation 44.22 <40 Direct 1
40 – 50 2
50 – 60 3
60 – 70 4
>70 5
Village-wise river length 23.68 <500 Inverse 5
500 – 1000 4
1000 – 1500 3
1500 – 2000 2
>2000 1
NDWI 17.34 <−0.3 Inverse 3
−0.3 – −0.2 2
>−0.2 1
NDVI 13.76 <0.2 Direct 1
0.2 – 0.3 2
>0.3 3
Abbreviation: AHP: Analytic hierarchy process; NDVI: Normalized difference vegetation index; NDWI: Normalized
difference water index.

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