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Gully control in semi arid tropical watersheds – A report by ICRISAT

Gully erosion is more difficult and expensive to control than other types of soil erosion. 4 million ha land in India is affected by its severity.

International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

P Pathak

S P Wani

Posted on 04 Nov, 2010 09:21 PM

This report prepared by ICRISAT under its Global Theme on Agroecosystems deals with the problem of gully erosion, which is common in the semi-arid region, characterized by denuded landscape and flash floods. An estimated 4 million ha land in India and 29 million ha of land in Africa are affected by severe gully erosion. Gully erosion is more difficult and expensive to control than other types of soil erosion.

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