5 points to control soil erosion in hilly areas
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The following steps are taken to control the soil erosion in hilly areas:
(Contour ploughing: which refers to ploughing along contour lines.
(1) Terrace farming: construction of steps along the hilly areas by cutting the rock layers to
reduce the flow of rivers.
(iii)Plugging of gullies to prevent gully erosion.
1) contour ploughing is practiced by ploughing along contour lines to prevent soil erosion.
2)step farming is forming of steps like structure on hilly areas.
3)strip crop is a type of method in which small strips of crop and grass are placed so that soil erosion does not taken place.
4)shelter belt is planting trees between crops forming a belt like structure so that winds force get broken by trees and soil erosion doesnt take take.
5)terrace farming similar to contour ploughing but we need a down slope terraces to do this in this case lines are drawn diagonally for prevention. CHEERS DUDE