land degradation causes in various states of India
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In terms of India's total geographical area, the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, and Karnataka have the highest area of lands undergoing degradation/desertification, amounting to 18.4 percent (out of India's total 29.3 percent) while all the other states each had less than 2 percent of ...
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In the Atlas, the processes of degradation/desertification are listed as vegetation degradation from deforestation, forest-blanks, shifting cultivation and grazing or grassland; water erosion resulting in the loss of soil cover mainly due to rainfall and surface runoff water; wind erosion causing the spread of sand
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