Statistical
data available with Indian Council of Agricultural Research pertaining to 2010 says that,
out of total geographical area of 328.73 million hectare, about 120.40 million
hectare is affected by various kind of land degradation across the country.
Ministry
of Agriculture is implementing various watershed development programmes across
the country to conserve top soil and prevent soil erosion and land degradation
like National Watershed Development Project for Rain fed Areas, Soil
Conservation in Catchments of River Valley Project and Flood Prone River and
Reclamation and Development of Alkali & Acid Soils.
Soil
formation and its erosion is a natural phenomenon occurring simultaneously.
Such soil erosion leads to land degradation in upper reaches of the river
system, whereas when deposited at various locations of river systems, it may
increase the soil fertility.
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