India’s
wasteland declined above five lakh hectare during 2005 to 2008, a national
wasteland atlas released on recently has noted.
The
atlas prepared by the NRSC (National Remote Sensing Centre) under the ISRO
(Indian Space Research Organisation) has stated that wasteland during 2005 to
2008 declined by 32 lakh hectare while in crease in wasteland was to the tune
of 27 lakh hectare.
The
most of the decline in wasteland had been due to use of land for industrial
purpose, creation of plantation cover & land being used for agricultural
purpose, the atlas prepared for the department of land resources under ministry
of rural development has noted.
Industrial
Purpose..!
The
atlast also indicate more than 13,769 hectare of wasteland has been used for
industrial purpose with states such as
Karnataka
- 2,965 hectare,
Gujarat
- 2,319 hectare,
Rajasthan
- 1,638 hectare,
Tamil
Nadu - 1,537 hectare,
Andhra
Pradesh - 1,087 hectare have been
leaders in using wasteland for setting up industries.
Green
Cover..!
Above
80,000 hectare of wasteland has been taken up under plantation with Karnataka,
Kerala & Andhra Pradesh have been leaders in creating 'green cover'.
The
atlas also reveals that 13 lakh hectare of wasteland have been used for
agricultural activities with states such as
Rajasthan
- 0.5 mh,
Gujarat
-0.2 mh,
Bihar
- 0.1 mh and
Jharkhand
- 0.1 mh are the leading states.
Mr.
Jairam Ramesh, Rural Development Minister said, “Such detailed district level
mapping would help us in focusing on areas where wasteland could be used for
economic & ecological benefits”
Decline
and Rise..!
The
atlas say that the area under the wastelands have declined states like as
Rajastahn, Mizoram, Manipur, Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh &
Uttar Pradesh. However during the 2005 to 2008, a slight increase in wastelands
areas were recorded in the states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya,
Nagaland and Uttarkhand.
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