Question
List three measures for prevention of soil erosion.
Solution
Measures that can be adopted for the prevention of soil erosion are:
(i) Intensive cropping, and use of proper drainage canals in the fields.
(ii) Terrace farming to retard the speed of flowing water in hilly or sloping areas.
(iii) Trees should be planted. Grasses should also on lands with no vegetation cover.
(iv) Indiscriminate cutting down of forest should be avoided.
