Name: A Sustainable Approach to the Development of Resources
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 39 s
Description: Let's explore how human activities led to resource depletion, and how a new approach, called sustainable development, was created to deal with the crisis.

Question

Explain the land use pattern in India and why the land under forest has not increased much since 1960-1961.

Accepted Answer

In India, the land is primarily used for agriculture and other activities like housing and the construction of roads and industries. Some part of it is covered with dense forests and deserts. The pattern of the net sown area varies from one state to another depending upon the varying climate and soil types. Say, for instance, about $80$ per cent of the total area in Punjab and Haryana is used for cultivation, while in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Andaman Nicobar Islands, it is even less than $10$ per cent. The part of the land that is covered by forests in India is around $22$ per cent.

The land under forest has not increased since $1960 - 61$ due to the extensive use of land for agricultural activities, industrialisation and urbanisation. The increasing population and subsequent increase in demand for resources resulted in the degradation of our forests. The land under forest has increased by only about $4$ per cent since $1960 - 61$ .

Explain the land use pattern in India and why the land under forest has not increased much since 1960-1961.

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