Wasteland Atlas-2019
Posted on : 03 Dec 2019
Views: 1409- The wasteland mapping exercise is carried out by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Department of Space using the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRSS) data.
- The atlas is then jointly published by The Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development) and National Remote Sensing Centre.
- The Wastelands Atlas – 2019 is the fifth edition of all atlases. The previous editions released were in 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2011.
- India with 2.4% of total land area of the World is supporting 18% of the World’s population. The per capita availability of agriculture land in India is 0.12 ha whereas World per capita agriculture land is 0.29 ha.
- Unprecedented pressure on the land beyond its carrying capacity is resulting into degradation of lands in the Country.
- Therefore, robust geospatial information on wastelands assumes significance and effectively helpful in rolling back the wastelands for productive use through various land development programmes.
Article Related Questions
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Which one among the following states has gone largest positive change in wasteland area in the recently released Wasteland Atlas-2019?
1.Rajasthan
2.Gujarat
3.Maharashtra
4.Kerala
Right Ans : Rajasthan
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