Question
Mention ways to prevent soil erosions in India.
Solution
The ways are mentioned below:
i. The first step in any rational solution is to check open cultivable lands on slopes from farming.
ii. Lands with a slope gradient of 15 - 25 per cent should not be used for cultivation.
iii. If at all the land is to be used for agriculture, terraces should carefully be made.
iv. Over-grazing and shifting cultivation in many parts of India have affected the natural cover of land and given rise to extensive erosion. It should be regulated and controlled by educating villagers about the consequences.
