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The Indian Forester June 1944

1944

Deforestirtion of the main Salt Range in the last hundred years has however allowed the desert conditions to penetrate; the torrents--flowing from the northern face.such as the Bunha Sauj and Gahan are spreading wastes of sand over cultivation blow; and the plateau itself especially in the catchMents of the IWO Sohan and Sil rivers is being remorselesaten away by a maze of minor torrents T [...] The objects of the work being done by the Forest Department are: (0 To increase the fertility of the exising cultivation by conserving rainfall and surface soil on the spot (ii) To increase the area under cultivtion by reclaiming ruined lands; (iii) To increase the prosperity of the vilagers by raising kikar plantations on waste lands. [...] 3s Nineteen societies have been registeed under the Coperative Act up to the end of March 1943 and they are being managed by the villagers to the entire satisfaction of the district officers and the people with rgard' to the protection of the forest estate. [...] The object of coering the hillsides with trees and bushes is to reduce the pace of the water run-off and cosequently the amount of sand brought down and to extend the flow of water over a longer period so that the height and force of floods may be less. [...] It is the aim of the Forest Deparment to reduce in course of time the violence of the torrents coining down from the Siwalik hills in the north of the district.
agriculture environment
Pages
59
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120200
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iv C.E. Simmons view
Soil Conservation in the Punjab
169-175 G.D. Kitchingman view
Helves and Tool Handles
175-177 V.D. Limaye view
Full Utilisation of Fruits when Cheap and Abundant—II
177-183 Ram Kaushik view
Afforestation Experiment under the Gradoni System in Poona Division
183-187 A.B. Phadke view
Timber Price List April-May 1944 (Indian Provinces)
188-189 C.E. Simmons view
Editorial Notes Comments and Miscellanea
190-193 C.E. Simmons view
Unprovoked Attacks by Bison
194-194 A.L. Griffith view
Wanted: Contributions for the Forester
194-196 K.P. Sagreiya view
A Handbook for the Identification of Insects of Medical Importance
196-197 John Smart view
Extracts
197-205 C.E. Simmons view
Gazette Notifications
xix-xxi C.E. Simmons view
Books and Publications Received During April 1944
xxii-xxii C.E. Simmons view
Backmatter
1-8 C.E. Simmons view

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