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District Agriculture Plan – Kanyakumari District 38vi.vii.viii.ix.Land with or without scrub: This is the land which is generally prone todegradation and may or may not have scrub over. Such land occupiestopographically high locations in the respective systems. This excludes hilly andmountainous terrain.Water-logged and marsh: Surface water-logged land is that land where the wateris near the surface and water stands for most of the year. Marsh is a land whichpermanently or periodically inundated by water and is characterised by vegetationwhich includes grasses and reeds.Salt Affected Lands (Saline / Alkaline): The salt affected land is generallycharacterised as the land that has adverse effects on the growth of most of theplants due to the action or presence of excess soluble salts or excess exchangeablesodium. The saline soils have more of soluble salts with electrical conductivity ofmore than 4 dSm -1 . Alkali land has an exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) ofabove 15 which is generally considered as the limit between normal and alkalisoils. The predominant salts are carbonates and bicarbonates of sodium.Sands : Sandy areas are those areas which have stabilized accumulation of sand,in situ or transported, in tank / river bed, coastal, riverine or inland areas.x. Mining / industrial Waste lands: These are lands where large-scale miningoperations bring about the degradation of land and resultant mine dumps.Unculturable WastelandsLands which cannot be developed for vegetative cover are defined as unculturablewastelands. Unculturable wastelands are divided into:i. Barren rocky / stony wastes / sheet rock area.ii.Steep sloping area - Land with very steep slopes (greater than 35 degrees); Proneto erosion and mass wasting (Landslides).