Question

Write any four human activities which are mainly responsible for land degradation in india

Answer 1

Answer :-

Reason for Land Degradation in India

• In states like Gujarat, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra overgrazing is one of the main reason for land degradation.
• In states like Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh over irrigation is the reason for land degradation due to water logging leading to increase salinity and alkalinity in the soil.
• In states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha deforestation due to mining have is the reason for land degradation.
• Industrial effluents as waste have become a major source of land and water pollution in many parts of India.