According to Natural Resources Management Division, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, we can conserve our land resources by adopting the following measures:
1. By educating, informing and sensitizing all landholders about various aspects of this precious resources and their sustainable use.
2. Contour ploughing is another measure to conserve our land. By this method, the fields are ploughed, harrowed and sown along the natural contour of the hills.
3. By terracing method: A series of wide steps are made along the slop following the contours. This method is very common in rice growing regions.
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4. Under the afforestation and reforestation programmes, planting of trees, bushes and grass help to check the soil erosion,
5. Strict actions are taken to check reckless felling of trees and overgrazing.
6. Shelter belts (rows of trees) are planted on the margins of desert areas to check the fury of wind.
7. Construction of dams and gully-trap inculcate the water-harvesting.