Out of the total geographical area of India about 53% suffers from different kinds of land degradation, and Uttar Pradesh accounts for 9.06%. About 4.0 m ha (11.03%) area of the country is suffering from ravine problem. U.P. shares 1.230 m ha (31%) ravine land of the country spread over in 25 districts of the state.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/ravine-reclamation-possible-role-farming-system-approach
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/suraj-bhan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-soil-and-water-conservation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-reclamation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ravines
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agra-d
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/banda-d
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/etawah-d
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hamirpur-d
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jalaun
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security