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Watershed management and eco-restoration of degraded lands in Northwest Himalayas [1]

Soil and water are the two important natural resources, which are the backbone of the Indian agriculture. The prime cause for the backwardness of the farmers is reduction in soil fertility and productivity, due to massive soil erosion. Most of the farmers are depending mainly on renewable natural resources for their livelihoods. The inhabitants of the foothill region of Northwest Himalayas have degraded lands, fragmented and small land holdings and are generally resource poor.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2010
R. D. Gupta [2], Sanjay Arora [3]
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation [4]
9
4
249-254
Tags:
Watershed Development [5], Land Degradation [6], Western Himalaya [7], Soil Erosion [8], Water Conservation [9], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [10], Landslides [11], Agroforestry [12], Water Harvesting [13], Agriculture [14], Jammu & Kashmir [15]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-d-gupta
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjay-arora
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-soil-and-water-conservation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-himalaya
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landslides
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agroforestry
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir