Desertification In India

This guide will inform regarding the desertification in India . The information by the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency had disclosed the water table had seen a steep fall in 70 of the 76 talukas in eight districts of Marathwada. Out of that, over 25 talukas had recorded a fall of two or more meters. Desertification and land degradation are significant threats to agricultural growth in our nation. Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad and 19 concerned associate institutes have completed an inventory and tracking of desertification of the whole nation using Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) information in Geographical Information System (GIS) environment.