Question

Explain land use pattern in india and why has the land under forest not increased much since and hysteresis 1961

Answer 1

Land use pattern is defined as the way how the land has been utilised in a given country. It refers to the way whether a land has been utilised for agricultural purpose, for construction purpose or any other purpose.

The forest area of India covers only 40% of the total land area. The reason for such low amount of forest area is that mainly of deforestation large amount of forests are cut down in the given area. Also for construction purpose or development purpose large amount of forest areas in near The villages are cut down.