Land resources of the country are its most precious and sacred endowment. Land and water are most important natural resources play a vital role in agricultural development.But land is continuously under threat of degradation through various erosional activities. In India, total of 148.9 million ha of land, representing 45% of the total geographical area is subjected to soil erosion and land degradation (Sehgal and Abrol,
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