explain land use pattern in India and why has the land under forest not increased much since 1960-61
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the land was not increased because the land was given to pastrolists or nomads
-> Total geographical area of India is 3.28 million sq. km .
-> However , only 93% of the total geographical area because the land use reporting for most of the north - east states and some areas of Jammu and Kashmir has not been done fully .
-> The Forest cover of the country is less than the prescribed 33% of the total country’s land. Forests occupy about 23.81% of the total land surface in India.
->Total net sown area of India is 46.24% of the total land in the country.
->Net sown area differs from state to state. While in Punjab and Haryana, the net sown area is more than 80% of the total land in the state, it is less than 10% in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Andaman Nicobar Islands. 3.38% of the total land is used for grazing while rests of the remaining lands are fallow and waste lands.
->In India, the land under permanent pasture has decreased.
land under forest not increased much since 1960 because there has been constant deforestation of forests for expanding agricultural fields, fro building residential areas, highways, large dams etc
