Question

Explain any four human activities which are mainly responsible for land and degradation in India.

Answer 1

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The human activities responsible for

land degradation in India are:-

1. Deforestation due to mining activities in

Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and

Odisha have caused several land degradation.

Mining sites are abandoned after excavation

work is completed, leaving deep scars.

2. Mineral processing like grinding of limestone

for cement industry as well as calcite and

soapstone for ceramic industry generate huge

quantities of dust which falls down on land.

This retards the process of infiltration of water

into the soil.

3. Effluents as waste from industries have

become a major source of land and water

pollution in many parts of the country.

4. Over irrigation in Punjab, Haryana and

Western Uttar Pradesh is responsible for land

degradation due to waterlogging, leading to

increase in salinity.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Four main responsible for land degradation are:-

1) deforestation

2) overgrazing

3)over use of chemical fertilizer s

4) landslides

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