Question

Explain the three human activities that are mainly responsible for land degradation in India? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Overgrazing of livestock: It reduces the usefulness, productivity, and biodiversity of the land and is one cause of desertification and erosion. Overgrazing is also seen as a cause of the spread of invasive species of non-native plants and of weeds.

2) Deforestation: Deforestation due to mining has caused severe land degradation.

3) Over irrigation: Over irrigation in the states of Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, has caused water logging and increase in salinity of soil.

4) Industrial Waste: Industrial effluents also have become a major source of land degradation