Impact of Land Use and Land Cover changes on Land Degradation in Agar Watershed (Maniyari Basin), Chhattisgarh

D. Bej¹ , N.K. Baghmar²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.5 , pp.4-9, Oct-2022

Online published on Oct 31, 2022

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Abstract :
Land degradation is one of a hazardous agricultural problem which enormously effect on food grain production as well as soil quality. It caused significant economic damage and posed harm to the environment. The loss of soil and nutrients costs the nation over $200 million per year. The one and only significant type of land degradation that has long been a hindrance to the nation`s economy and people`s well-being is soil degradation. Only from the country`s highlands do soil erosion and nutrient depletion cause significant economic losses, amounting to 10%–11% of agricultural GNP. The country`s average annual rate of soil erosion is 16.35 tons per hectare or 5334 million tons annually, which varied according to the relief, land use land cover, slope, rainfall etc. Across the nation, changes in land usage and land cover as well as degradation are happening alarmingly quickly. This increased rate of soil erosion in Chhattisgarh was significantly influenced by the change in land use types. Agricultural land exhibited a steadily rising tendency, displacing grasslands and forests. A incredibly high rate of soil erosion and a decrease in the amount of arable land are both results of the country`s population growth. This study article`s goal is to examine how modifications in landuse Landcover have affected land degradation across Maniyari basin.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, Landuse Landcover, Geographical Information System

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