what is the impact of the green revolution on soil and ground water tables?
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Green revolution is associated with the loss of soil fertility due to increase use of chemical fertilizer. Continues use of groundwater for tube well irrigation has reduced the water table below the ground. Environmental resources like soil fertility and groundwater are built up over many years.
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Although the green revolution helped farmers to increase their productivity but there were also some demerits of it. 1. It introduced the farmers with Chemicals,fertilizers and pesticides which are very harmful for the soil.
Loss of soil fertility, erosion of soil, soil toxicity, diminishing water resources, pollution of underground water, salinity of underground water, increased incidence of human and livestock diseases and global warming are some of the negative impacts of over adoption of agricultural technologies by the farmers