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

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Answered by Anonymous
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The total geographical area of India is 3.28 million sq. km. Land-use data are available for only 93 per cent of the total area because land-use reporting for most of the north-eastern states except Assam have not been fully done and the areas of Jammu and Kashmir under occupation of our neighbouring countries could not be surveyed.

The present land-use pattern shows :

▪Forests – 22.57 % much below the desired 33 % as outlined in the National Forest Policy of 1952.

▪Land not available for cultivation
(i) Barren and wasteland – 6.29 %
(ii) Land put to non-agricultural uses, e.g., buildings, roads, factories, etc. 7.92 % of total area

▪Other uncultivated land (excluding fallow land)
(i) Permanent pastures and grazing land - decreased to 3.45 %.
(ii) Area under miscellaneous tree crops, groves (not included in net sown area) 1.10 %

(iii) Cultruable wasteland (left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years) 4.41 %

▪Fallow lands.

(i) Current fallows (left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year) 7.03 %
(ii) Other than current fallow 3.82 %

▪ Net Sown Area 43.41 % but the pattern varies greatly from state to state.

The land under forest has not increased since 1960–61. This is because in the post-independence era demand for more land to expand agriculture as well as developmental works for infrastructural facilities, led to clearance of forests areas. Industrialisation and urbanisation also decreased the forest area. Afforestation due to the concern of ecological balance led to marginal expansion from 18.11 per cent in 1960–61 to 22.57 percent in 2002–03 but it is much below the desired 33 percent of geographical area as outlined in the National Forest Policy.

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