Assessment of the land and soil degradation in Hilkot watershed area, district Mansehra
Assessment of the land and soil degradation in Hilkot watershed area, district Mansehra
Abdul Hameed Khan, Bashir Ahmed Wani and Hakim Shah
ABSTRACT
The soil survey was conducted from August 21 to September 8, 1999 for six mapping units of erosion in the Hilkot watershed project area. The analysis revealed that 98 ha (6.8%) of the area was under slight sheet erosion, moderate rill and river bank erosion, 350 ha (24.2%) were under slight rill erosion and moderately gully erosion, 263 ha (18.2%) under moderate rill and gully erosion, 517 ha (35.8%) area depicted moderate sheet rill erosion and gully erosion, 104 ha (7.2%) area showed severe sheet, rill, gully erosion and land sliding and 111 ha (7.7%) area was under the grip of rill, gully erosion and land sliding.
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March 2003
Vol. 53, Iss. 1
