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Scheme to reclaim wasteland for agriculture launched [1]

At a time when land has become one of the most critical inputs for economic development, the West Bengal government has embarked on a programme to reclaim wastelands in order to make them arable.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2014
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
West Bengal [3], Wastelands [4], Agriculture [5], Land Reclamation [6], Purulia (D) [7], Bankura (D) [8], 24 Parganas (S) [9]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastelands
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-reclamation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/purulia-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bankura-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/24-parganas-s