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We have shared our land with the past generations and will have to do so with the future generations too. Ninety-five per cent of our basic needs for food, shelter and clothing are obtained from land. Human activities have not only brought about degradation of land but have also aggravated the pace of natural forces to cause damage to land.Some human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, mining and quarrying too have contributed significantly in land degradation. Mining sites are abandoned after excavation work is complete leaving deep scars and trades of over burdening. In states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha deforestation due to mining have caused severe land degradation. In states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra overgrazing is one of the main reasons for land degradation. In the states of Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, over irrigation is responsible for land degradation due to water logging leading to increase in salinity and alkalinity in the soil. The mineral processing like grinding of limestone for cement industry and calcite and soapstone for ceramic industry generate huge quantities of dust in the atmosphere. It retards the process of infiltration of water into the soil after it settles down on the land. In recent years, industrial effluents as waste have become a major source of land and water pollution in many parts of the country.


With whom do we share our land?


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a

Enemies

b

Oceans and seas

c

China

d

Past and future generations 

answer is D.

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We share our land with past and future generations.
The land is a natural resource from which most of the resources are obtained. The land we use does not belong to us alone. It was used by our past generations and will be used by future generations. We obtain several mineral resources from the land. The food resources are obtained by cultivating the land. We build houses and other necessary infrastructure like schools and hospitals on the available land, which is just around 29% of the Earth’s surface. The entire population, forests, and other biodiversity exist in this small area. It shows the importance of land.
 
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