Question

The restoration of ecological balance between water, soil, plants, human and animal population should be a basic consideration in the strategy of development of drought prone areas in India. Explain the statement with suitable facts.

Answer 1

ʰᵉʸᵃᵃᵃ ᵃᵃ









ᶜᵒᵐᵖᵃʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ˡⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᶜᵒⁿᵈⁱᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ⁱⁿ ᵛⁱˡˡᵃᵍᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ʰⁱˡˡˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖˡᵃⁱⁿˢ
ʰⁱˡˡˢ ᵃʳᵉ ʰⁱᵍʰᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵖˡᵃⁱⁿˢ, ᵇᵘᵗ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵃˢ ʰⁱᵍʰ ᵃˢ ᵐᵒᵘⁿᵗᵃⁱⁿˢ. ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵍᵒ ᵘᵖ ᵃ ʰⁱˡˡ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵈᵒʷⁿ ᵃ ʰⁱˡˡ. ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵃʳᵉ ᵃ ᶠᵉʷ ʰᵘⁿᵈʳᵉᵈ ᵐᵉᵗʳᵉˢ ʰⁱᵍʰ. 

ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃⁿ’ᵗ ᵍᵒ ᵘᵖ ᵃ ᵖˡᵃⁱⁿ, ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ⁱᵗ’ˢ ᵃ ˡᵃʳᵍᵉ ᵃʳᵉᵃ ᵒᶠ ᶠˡᵃᵗ ˡᵃⁿᵈ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃʳᵉ ⁿᵉⁱᵗʰᵉʳ ʰⁱˡˡˢ ⁿᵒʳ ᵐᵒᵘⁿᵗᵃⁱⁿˢ.



ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏᵘ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃˢᵏⁱⁿᵍ

Answer 2

The National Committee on Development of Backward areas, while analysing the Drought

prone area Programme pursuant to Fourth Five Year plan said so. With the development of

agriculture and allied sectors, it emphasised on major focus on restoration of ecological

balance. Other strategies proposed for development include watershed development approach at micro-level and creation of alternative employment opportunities to reduce

pressure on marginal lands for agriculture.