Question

suggest ways to conserve thr soli in this area​

Answer 1

Following methods are normally adopted for conserving soil:

1. Afforestation:

The best way to conserve soil is to increase area under forests. Indiscriminate felling of trees should be stopped and efforts should be made to plant trees in new areas.

2. Checking Overgrazing:

Overgrazing of forests and grass lands by animals, especially by goats and sheep, should be properly checked. Separate grazing grounds should be earmarked and fodder crops should be grown in larger quantities.

3. Constructing Dams:

Much of the soil erosion by river floods can be avoided by constructing dams across the rivers. This checks the speed of water and saves soil from erosion.

4. Changing Agricultural Practices:

We can save lot of our valuable soil by bringing about certain changes in our agricultural practices. Some of the outstanding changes suggested in this context are as under:

(I). Crop rotation

(ii) Strip Cropping

(iii) Use of Early Maturing Varieties

(iv) Contour Ploughing

(v) Terracing and Contour Bunding.

(vi) Checking Shifting Cultivation