How much degraded land is present in india
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 275 People
How much degraded land is present in India ?
Answered by admin @
32 % of India's lands are degraded .
According to recent data (2016) an area of 306 million hectares has been termed as degraded land.This has undermined the sustainability of agriculture of India.
India faces the following types of degradation of lands -->
i) Water logged degraded lands
ii) Saline/Alkaline degraded lands
iii) Wind degraded lands.
iv) Mined degraded lands
It has been reported that 40 tonnes per hectare of top soil is eroded annually.This is common phenomenon on the Western side of the country due to wind erosion.
This is a serious problem that has to be taken care of as soon as possible.
Hope This Helps You!
Similar Questions
How much land is degraded in india at present
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 281 persons
How much land is degraded in India at present? Explain any four human activities which are mainly responsible for land degradation in India.
What is the approximate land boundary of india
Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 285 persons
What is the approximate land boundary of india
What is the total land boundary of india
Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 296 persons
What is the total land boundary of India
What is the total land frontier of india
Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 281 persons
What is the total land frontier of India?
The total degraded land in our country is
Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 316 persons
The total degraded land in our country is:
(a) 133 million hectares
(b) 130 million sq. km.
(c) 140 million hectares
(d) 130 million hectares
Write any two reasons for land degradation today
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 325 persons
Write any two reasons for land degradation today.
NCERT Class 8th Social Science Resourse and Development Ch 2 Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources
How much cash allowed in domestic flight in india
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 295 persons
How much cash can i carry on a domestic flight in india?
Planting of trees on a degraded land is called
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 328 persons
Planting of trees on a degraded land is called:
(a) Afforestation (b) Deforestation (c) Mulching(d) Intercropping
Name the countries which share land boundaries with india
Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 374 persons
Name the countries sharing a land boundary with India
Which factors affect the land use pattern of india
Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 345 persons
Which factors affected the land use pattern of india
State the total length of land boundary of india
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 257 persons
State the total length of land boundary of india
The main cause of land degradation in punjab is
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 291 persons
Which is the major cause of land degradation in punjab
How much is population of the adivasis in india
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 318 persons
How much is population of the adivasis in India ?a)2% b)4% c)8% d)16%
What is the total length of india's land boundary
Asked by admin @ in Geography viewed by 284 persons
2.What is the total length of India’s land boundary? What is the length of India’s coast line?
How can we solve the problem of land degradation
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 339 persons
Suggest any 6 measures to solve the problem of Land Degradation.
(Class 10 SSt Sample Question Paper)
Most viewed questions in Social Sciences
Deepa mehta's fire was under fire from the country
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 25984 persons
Science technology and the third millennium ielts reading answers
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 24248 persons
Education is the gateway to everyone's own brave passage
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 6612 persons
Describe a vocation you think is useful to society ielts
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 4187 persons
My ambition in life to become a good person
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 2409 persons
Main characters of wings of fire by apj abdul kalam
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1816 persons
Education is the gateway to everyone's own brave
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1476 persons
Bhagwan unki aatma ko shanti de translate in english
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1420 persons
Apc understanding computer applications with bluej icse class 9 solutions
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1410 persons
An area of lowland which is inundated by water
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1359 persons
A tool used to find the details of distant light
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1348 persons
Bharat ek krishi pradhan desh hai translate into english
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1317 persons
Discuss the contribution of swadeshi movement towards national education
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1311 persons
Don t judge a book by its cover tamil meaning
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1242 persons
Jesse owens trophy is related to which sports
Asked by admin @ in Social Sciences viewed by 1113 persons