Question

explain any three causes of land degradation in india. why hasthe land under forest not increased much since 1960-1961? give two reason.

Answer 1

Answer:

The causes of land degradation can be divided into natural hazards, direct causes, and underlying causes. Natural hazards are the conditions of the physical environment which lead to the existence of a high degradation hazard, for example steep slopes as a hazard for water erosion. Direct causes are unsuitable land use and inappropriate land management practices, for example the cultivation of steep slopes without measures for soil conservation. Underlying causes are the reasons why these inappropriate types of land use and management are practised; for example, the slopes may be cultivated because the landless poor need food, and conservation measures not adopted because these farmers lack security of tenure

Explanation:

From my opinion ,

land under forest not increased much since 1960-61 due to following reasons-

1.The improper use of land which has caused degradation of the available land area and made conservation of forest difficult.

2.The ever increasing illegal cutting of trees and forest cover to meet the needs of an increasing population , and

3.Large scale development projects, like -industrialisation and urbanisation etc have  reduced the forest cover to a great extent.