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Status of soil degradation in state of Uttar Pradesh

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Title Status of soil degradation in state of Uttar Pradesh
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Creator Sanjay Arora
B.P. Singh
 
Subject Soil degradation
Land
Erosion
Ravines
Waterlogging
Salt affected soil
 
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Uttar Pradesh with a total area of 24.09 million ha is the India’s fifth largest state in terms of land area
with a population of about 200 million and population density of 830 people per km2
. Agriculture is the
leading occupation in the state dependent on 16.8 million ha of cultivated land. Nearly 52.12 percent of
the total geographical area in the state is affected by various soil degradation problems induced mainly
by human-intervention. The most serious problem is of water erosion, causing loss of top soil and/or
terrain deformation and has affected 11.39 m ha representing 38.69 percent area including ravenous
lands along the rivers, wind erosion has been observed in 2.12 m ha, representing 0.72 percent of the
total geographical area. About 4.65, 0.72 and 7.98% of the area of the state is affected by soil salinization
or sodification, wind erosion and flooding, respectively
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Date 2021-07-23T11:12:42Z
2021-07-23T11:12:42Z
2020-06-01
 
Type Journal
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/49628
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Soil Conservation Society of India