Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?
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(a) Intensive cultivation
(b) Deforestation
(c) Over-irrigation
(d) Overgrazing
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Class 10 Social science
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Answer(c) Over-irrigation.
In Punjab the major cause of land
degradation is over-irrigation. Overirrigation leads to water logging
which in turn leads to increase in
alkalinity and salinity in the soil.