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VOL. 2, ISSUE 5 (2017)
A case study of wasteland development plan in Jind district (Haryana)
Authors
Manoj Kumar, Dr. Sunil Kumar
Abstract
The ever – increasing population needs food fiber, shelter fuel and fodder for mating its various demands. Management of natural resources particularly land and water are very essential for sustainable development of living being on the earth. The challenge to provide food security to our country’s increasing population is a big task. The stretches of land lying waste, which can be brought under use with reasonable efforts merit urgent attention in the state. It has been rightly pointed out that these lands are not “waste” lands but “wasted” lands.
In the present study an attempt has been made to analyses the wasteland development plan in Jind district (Haryana). The data was provided by National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA). Survey of India topographical maps were used for indentifying villages “location” major transport network, culture feature and annotation of major towns and cities. A standardized and widely accepted classification system of wasteland amenable to delineation using remote sensing prepared by NRSC, Department of space and Government of India. Land with open scrub found in Northern part of the district where water availability is very less. Degraded pasture / grazing land is the major category of wasteland in the district is 90.53 percentages of the total 22369.32 acres.
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Pages:831-836
How to cite this article:
Manoj Kumar, Dr. Sunil Kumar "A case study of wasteland development plan in Jind district (Haryana)". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 2, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 831-836
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