Problematic soils and their management, Problematic soils and their management pdf download
Extent of problematic soils in india and their distribution throughout India. Problematic soils include Saline soils, Alkaline soils and coastal area of the country. Saline soils distribution on India, Alkaline soil distribution in India and major states. Coastal soil area in hectare.
Alkali soils are largely predominant in the Indo-Gangetic plains encompassing States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar and partly in states like, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Saline soils are found mainly in the States of Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Isolated patches of problem soils are also found in other States.
Acid soils exists in most of the States except Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
AFO/IBPS SO 2018
Highest alkaline soil affected area in the country is found in which state?
a.Haryana b.Karnataka c.Gujarat d.Uttar Pradesh
PROBLEMATIC SOILS IN INDIA : AREA AND DISTRIBUTION TABLE MAJOR STATES
ALKALINE SOILS
| STATE | AREA (LAKH HECTARE) |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 13.20 |
| GUJARAT | 5.45 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 4.21 |
| TAMIL NADU | 3.52 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH (TELANGANA INCLUDED) | 1.94 |
SALINE SOILS
| STATE | AREA (LAKH HECTARE) |
| GUJARAT | 15.59 |
| WEST BENGAL | 4.08 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 1.71 |
| ODISHA | 1.31 |
| RAJASTHAN | 0.82 |
ACID SOILS
| STATE | AREA (LAKH HECTARE) |
|---|---|
| KERALA | 24.26 |
| CHATTISGARH | 23.42 |
| ASSAM | 19.95 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 17.69 |
| MANIPUR | 15.97 |
Reference – This data was taken from the Degraded and Wastelands of India-Status and Spatial Distribution published by ICAR (2010)
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