Land Degradation

Continues use of land over a long period of time without taking appropriate measures to conserve and manage it, has resulted in land degradation.

Reasons of Land Degradation

• Abandoning the mining sites (Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha )

• Over-grazing

• Water logging

• Mineral Processing like grinding of limestone

• Dumping of industrial effluents

Conservation of Land Resources/Ways to control Land Degradation:

• Afforestation

• Proper management of grazing land

• Stabilisation of sand dunes by growing thorny bushes in arid areas

• Proper management of waste land

• Planting of shelter belts of plants along the slopes

• Control of mining activities

• Proper discharge and disposal of industrial effluents and wastes after treatment