Question

Which village has shown that it is possible to reverse land degradation?
1. Bhandardara
2. Majuli
3. Katarmal
4. Sukhomajri

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Sukhomajri

The correct answer is Sukhomajri.

• Sukhomajri village has shown that it is possible to reverse land degradation.

• The restoration of degraded land in the village of Sukhomajri in Haryana.
• The village adopted rainwater harvesting in the 1970s and ensured a reliable water supply.
• As a result, it was able to grow trees in the land that was earlier barren.
• The tree density increase Sukhomajri is increased from 13 per hectare in 1976 to 1272 per hectare in 1992.

 

• Land degradation is a process in which land is affected by human-induced processes.
• This process is seen as a disturbance to the land which is deleterious.
• Loss of fertility, soil erosion, waterlogging, salinity, floods, and droughts are some of the major aspects of land degradation.
• With a reliable source of water, trees can be planted, which can protect the top soil from erosion.
• Once the top soil is preserved, the fertility of the land can be restored and crops can be grown there.