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SOIL EROSION MAP OF WEST BENGAL

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Title SOIL EROSION MAP OF WEST BENGAL
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Creator PRATAP NARAIN
RAM BABU
MS RAMA MOHAN RAO
JL SEHGAL
RK BATTA
D SARKAR
CJ THAMPI
 
Subject SOIL EROSION MAP, WEST BENGAL
 
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SOIL LOSS WAS ESTIMATED FROM 800 POINTS AT 10 KM2 GRID DISTRIBUTED OVER ENTIRE STATE OF WEST BENGAL USING UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION . ESTIMATED AND OBSERVED DATA POINTS WERE TRANSFERRED ON TO 1:250000 SCALE MAP AND EROSION RATES WERE PROCESSED USING SPANS- GIS SYSTEM RECLASSIFYING THE MAP IN SIX SUITABLE SOIL LOSS CLASSES. THE SOIL EROSION RATES OF WEST BENGAL RANGED FROM LESS THAN 5 t/ ha/ yr IN WESTERN PARTS OF CHHOTANAGPUR PLATEAU AND HILLY REGIONS HAVING OPEN FOREST IN DARJEELING , JALPAIGURI AND KOOCH BIHAR. ABUT 10% OF THE AREA OF THE STATE REVEALED SEVERE EROSION (>20 t/ha/yr) NEEDING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO TREAT THE AREA WITH SOIL CONSERVATION MEASURES ON PRIORITY.
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Date 2020-07-30T08:14:05Z
2020-07-30T08:14:05Z
1993-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/38567
 
Language English
 
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