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EPC Program
Soil Erosion – The Main Source of Water Pollution
Soil Erosion – The Main Source of Water Pollution
Application
of integrated practices against soil erosion -
w Practices Introduced:
wTerracing;
wContour cultivation;
wBuffer stripes;
wSubsequent planting of
annual and perennial crops;
wArrangement of
water-diversion canals;
wLay-out and holing;
wConstruction
of agro – terraces, etc.
Implementation
area – 108 farms of 52 villages;
total area – 68ha
