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District Agriculture Plan – Kanyakumari District 32variations on the surface. This process affects the germination and root growth of severalcrops there by limiting the productivity of land.13. Snow covered areasThe area covered with permanent snow cover will limit any vegetation to come upin these areas leading to a desert like conditions. These areas are generally associatedwith very high mountainous regions. The glacier regions are also included in thiscategory.Degradation due to anthropogenic factorsHuman economic activities like mining, industries etc., have also contributed todecreased biological productivity, diversity and resilience of the land. Mining, brick kilnactivities and industrial effluent affected areas are included under this type ofdegradation.14. Industrial effluent affected areasThese are areas where the human activity is observed in the form of industryalong with other supporting establishments of maintenance. Heavy metallurgicalindustry, thermal, cement, leather, petrochemical, engineering plants etc., are includedunder this. These are the lands which have been deteriorated due to large scale industrialeffluent discharge. These areas are seen around urban areas and other areas whereindustrial activity is prominent.15. Mining and dump areasThese are the areas subjected to removal of different earth material (both surfacialand sub-surfacial) by manual and mechanized operations. Large scale quarrying andmechanizations results in mining and mine dumps. It includes surface rocks and stonequarries, sand and gravel pits, brick kilns, etc. Mine dumps are those areas where wastedebris is accumulated after extraction of required minerals. Generally these lands areconfined to the surroundings of the mining area.