Question

(1) Explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not
increased much since 1960-61?​

Answer 1

The net sown area in India has decreased from 45.26% to 43.41%. ... (ii) The pattern of the net sown area varies greatly from one state to another. It is over 80 per cent of the total area in Punjab and Haryana, and less than 10 per cent in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The land under the forest has not increased since 1960-61 because the demand for land has increased for agriculture and industrialization. The Green Revolution led to the expansion of agriculture and led to clearances of the forests. ... Industrialization and urbanization have also led to a decrease in the forest area.