Explain any three human activities which are mainly responsible for land degradation in India.
Ans.
1) Some human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, mining and quarrying too have contributed significantly in land degradation.
2) Mining sites are abandoned after excavation work is complete leaving deep scars and traces of over-burdening.
3) Deforestation due to mining has caused severe land degradation.
4) Over irrigation is responsible for land degradation due to water logging leading to increase in salinity and alkalinity in the soil.