| Category
|
With 1976-77 land utilisation and reports until 1980-81 (a) |
With 1981-82 land utilisation and reports until 1984-85 (b) |
| 1. Geographical area |
329 |
329 |
| 2. Area subject to water and wind erosion |
150 |
141.25 |
| 3. Area degraded through special problem (total: 3.1 to
3.7) |
25.06 |
33.72 |
| 3.1 Waterlogged area |
6 |
8.53 |
| 3.2 Alkali soils |
2.5 |
3.58 |
| 3.3 Acid soils |
- |
4.5 |
| 3.4 Saline soils including coastal sandy areas |
5.5 |
5.5 |
| 3.5 Ravines and gullies |
3.97 |
3.97 |
| 3.6 Area subject to shifting cultivation |
4.36 |
4.91 |
| 3.7 Riverine and torrents |
2.73 |
2.73 |
| 4.Total problem area (2+3) |
175.06 |
174.97 |
| 4.1 Annual average loss of plant nutrients lost with
eroded soil (million tonnes) |
5.37-8.4 |
5.37-8.4 |
| 5. Average annual loss of production for not developing
ravines (million tonnes) |
3 |
3 |
| 6. Average annual rate of encroachment of table lands by
ravines (hectares) |
8,000 |
8,000 |
| 7. Average area annually subjected to deforestation
through shifting cultivation (million hectares) |
1 |
1 |
| 8. Total flood-prone area (million hectares) |
40 |
40 |
| 8.1 i. Annual average area affected by flood |
9 |
8 |
| ii. Maximum area affected in the worst year |
17.6 |
18.6 |
| 8.2 i. Annual average cropped area affected by floods |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| ii. Maximum cropped
area affected in any year |
10 |
10 |
| 8.3 Estimated good agricultural land taken over by towns
and cities |
- |
1.5 |
| 9.Total drought prone area (million hectares) |
260 |
260 |
| Notes: a : Based on reports submitted by
the state governments in 1980-81. But the field statistics in the reports relate to the
period 1976-77 (H Gautam 1999, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of
Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, January 17, personal communication)
b : Based on reports submitted by the state governments in 1984-85. But the field
statistics in the reports relate to the period 1981-82 (H Gautam 1999, Directorate of
Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, January
17, personal communication) |
| Source: Anon 1993, Indian Agriculture in Brief, 24th
Edition, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and
Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, pp 20-21. |
