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> About 150 million ha of land is threatened with serious erosion hazards in our country. |
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> About 5334 million tones(16.5 t/ha) of soil is eroded annually |
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> About 5.37 to 8.40 million tones of soil nutrients are lost through water erosion |
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< Ravines are spread over 3.67 m ha |
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< Hill area have serious problems of land slides, torrents, slips and thoughtless encroachment |
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< Denudation of forest in various watershed has resulted in the floods, choes and torrents |
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> The north-eastern region suffers from the hazards of shifting cultivation, floods and stream bank erosion |
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> The south and south-east black and red soils undergo severe sheet and rill erosion |
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> Arid and coastal areas experience severe water and wind erosion |