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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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SOIL CONSERVATION
Soil conservation is an important measure of agricultural planning as it brings about three advantages viz., (i) prevention of soil erosion, (ii) conservation of soil moisture, and (iii) augmentation of water supply to the under ground water table. Soil conservation programme was taken up in the district in the last year of the Second Plan. During 1960-61 an area of 22,998 acres was surveyed and bunding was done over an area of 3,745 acres.
The programme received greater attention during the Third Plan, and covered an area of 76,000 acres under bunding. The scheme accounted for an expenditure of Rs. 37.74 lakhs as against an outlay of Rs. 27.20 lakhs.
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