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Table 2.2. Wastelands and Non-usable lands in the IHR (km 2 ) Region Wastelands Non-usable Area Total Area % to Total Area Snow/Glacier Barren/Rock Steep Slopes Indian Himalayan Region 180432.91 33.5 55788.49 38415.07 4198.37 India 638518.31 19.4 55788.49 64584.77 7656.29 Source: Based on Wastelands Atlas of India 2000, Department of LandResources, Ministry of Rural Development Government of India in the north-eastern Himalaya, reliable revenue records are yet to be prepared or updated. Land ownership and obtaining right-of-way are major issues for executing developmental projects in areas where government does not own any land 20 (e.g., Nagaland). This has implications on the time taken for project execution and cost of the project. The Wasteland Atlas has categorized Jhum 21 (area under shifting cultivation) as wasteland, although it is a prominent traditional agricultural land use associated with the social framework of a large number of tribal communities of the north-eastern states. Local terrain in the region coupled with dynamic practices (both in time and space) of shifting cultivation, and lack of cadastral maps make it difficult to provide accurate estimates of areas under such usage. This can, however, be measured using space borne technology, albeit at higher resolution; and will require frequent updating. Fig.2.2. Total Wastelands (% of total geographical area), and Area under Snow, Rocks, and Steep Slopes (% of total wastelands) in Different States of the IHR 80 Wasteland Snow/Rocky/Steepy 60 Percent 40 20 0 Jammu & Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya Tripura Mizoram Manipur Nagaland Assam hills WB hills Source: Based on Wastelands Atlas of India 2000, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India 20 Planning & Coordination Department, Government of Nagaland. 21 Also described as shifting cultivation in documents. In literature it is also known as Swidden, Podu, Slash & Burn agriculture, etc. 26 Report of the Task Force
The land resources of the Himalayan region are steadily degrading due to a number of natural and man-made factors. The continuing uplift of the Himalaya has also contributed to a modification in the land forms, leading to slope instability especially during heavy rains. The soil erosion rate in northwest Kashmir is of the order of 2 to 12 mm/year, and in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand it is 1.73 mm per year. The IHR rivers transfer the eroded material to the plains and as stated earlier, the sediment load in the Himalayan rivers is amongst the highest in the world. River Brahmputra carries more that 650 million tons of sediment per year; the Ganga more than 417 million tons per year. Soil erosion and landslides that occur in the IHR on account of very swift surface run-off from degraded forests, low vegetal cover areas, construction activities (buildings and roads), improper cultivation practices (faulty terraces and shortened Jhum cycles) are of major concern (Table 2.3). Box 3 – Protection of Hill land and Ecological Sites in the Assam 22 The State of Assam has passed a bill – The Assam Hill land and Ecological Sites (Protection and Management) Bill, 2006. This bill prevents indiscriminate cutting of hills and filling up of water bodies in urban areas, which has led to serious ecological problems. Under the bill, the state government can bring any hill under its purview for protection. The state government is also developing a new land use policy for traditional settler’s rights in the hills affected by the bill. The only way of tackling this is through a strictly observed, mountain specific land use policy and watershed based land use planning. There is need for uniformity in protocols for land use classification in the entire region. Interventions are also required to manage, improve and supplement Jhum. Table 2.3. Runoff and Soil Loss from Various Watersheds in the IHR 23 Land use/watershed Runoff (% of annual rainfall) Soil loss (t/km 2 /yr) Western Himalayan watersheds 23.2 – 65.0 362 – 3596 Central Himalayan watersheds 14.0 – 76.0 110 – 3703 Eastern Himalayan watersheds 1.12 – 4.6 67 – 616 22 The Assam Hill Land and Ecological Sites (Protection and Management) Act 2006 (2007). 23 Modified from Negi, G.C.S. 2002. Current Science, 83(8): 974-980. Report of the Task Force 27
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Page 23 and 24: 1.1.3. Developmental Approaches for
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Table 5.3. State-wise Distribution
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Table 5.6. Number of Towns in the I
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Climate change will mostly affect t
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