After creation of the forest department in 1861, Indian forest act was passed in 1873 and the national forest policy was enunciated on 19th October, 1894 with the following objectives: 1. Promotion of the general well-being of the country as being the sole purpose of management of forest. 2. Maintenance of adequate forest for the preservation of climatic and physical [...]
Soil maps and soil survey reports provide the basic material for the land capability classification system. The system consists of the following three categories: (a) Land Capability Unit: It is a grouping of one or more individual soil mapping units (a portion of the landscape that has similar characteristics and qualities and whose limits are fixed by precise definitions) having [...]
A simple plan for reclamation of ravine will be as under:- 1. Survey, Planning and Investigation of Land 2. Treatment of Level Land 3. Marginal Land Protection for Intensive Agriculture 4. Main Ravine Land Reclamation 5. Ravine Stabilisation through Biological Measures. 1. Survey, Planning and Investigation of Land: While formulating any project of crop production, it is essential to have [...]