Question

Explain the need to reduce the culturable waste.

Answer 1

• Culturable waste is land available for cultivation but not used due to factors like lack of water, soil salinity or alkalinity, erosion, waterlogging, poor physiographic position, or human neglect.
• Reducing it can augment the country’s agricultural production and support rural livelihoods.
• Land reclamation schemes after Independence have already reduced wasteland area significantly.
• Bringing such land under cultivation or afforestation ensures better land use, long-term conservation, and maintenance of ecological balance.