Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation

Soil erosion is caused due to human activities like deforestation, over-grazing, construction and mining etc. Soil erosion is basically the same as rain washing away the soil which has resulted in serious losses for farmers. So Conservation of soil is necessary for farmers, earthen pot manufacturers, contractors, individual homeowners.

Also, there are some natural forces like wind, glacier and water which lead to soil erosion. Soil erosion is also caused due to defective methods of farming.

The running water cuts through the clayey soils and makes deep channels as gullies. The land becomes unfit for cultivation and is known as bad land.

When water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope and the topsoil is washed away, it is known as sheet erosion. Wind blows loose soil off flat or sloping land known as wind erosion.