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Explain any three activities mainly responsible for land degradation in India |
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Answer» Human activities which are mainly responsible for land degradation in India, are\xa0deforestation, overgrazing, mining and quarrying have contributed significantly in land degradation.\tMining: Mining sites are abandoned after excavation work is complete leaving deep scars and traces of over-burdening.\tDeforestation: Mining and other types of land requirements have led to deforestation which caused has severe land degradation.\tOver-irrigation:It is also responsible for land degradation. Irrigational water logging leads\xa0to increase in salinity and alkalinity in the soil. Answer. (i) Mining: Mining sites are abandoned after excavation work is complete leaving deep scars in states such as Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. ... (iii) Overgrazing: Overgrazing in states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra is a huge cause of\xa0land degradation. |
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