Question

Explain any three cause of land degradation occurred in various states of India​

Answer 1

In the Atlas, the processes of degradation/desertification are listed as vegetation degradation from deforestation, forest-blanks, shifting cultivation and grazing or grassland; water erosion resulting in the loss of soil cover mainly due to rainfall and surface runoff water; wind erosion causing the spread of sand ...

Answer 2

Land Degradation :-

• Some of the human activities like mining , overgrazing , quarrying , etc . leads to land degradation .
• This can be understood with the examples of various states in India .

Gujrat , Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh :-

• In the states of Gujarat Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh accepted overgrazing is one of the main reasons for land degradation .

Punjab , Haryana , Western UP :-

• The main cause of land degradation in Punjab Haryana and western up is over irrigation irrigation leads to water logging which increases the The alkalinity of soil .

Jharkhand , Chattisgarh :-

• The main cause of land degradation in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh is mining activities . Deforestation caused due to mining activities leads to land degradation .

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