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Assessment of the land and soil degradation in Hilkot watershed area, district Mansehra

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Title: Assessment of the land and soil degradation in Hilkot watershed area, district Mansehra

Journal: Pakistan Journal of Forestry

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Y 1900-01-01 2005-06-30

Publisher: Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2003

Volume: 53

Issue: 1

Language: English

Categories
Watershed Management (30) Soil Degradation (2) Environmental Science (16313) Pakistan (3978) Land Degradation (7)

Abstract

ABSTRACT The soil survey was conducted from August 21 to September 8, 1999 for six mapping units of erosion in the Hilkot watershed project area. The analysis revealed that 98 ha (6.8%) of the area was under slight sheet erosion, moderate rill and river bank erosion, 350 ha (24.2%) were under slight rill erosion and moderately gully erosion, 263 ha (18.2%) under moderate rill and gully erosion, 517 ha (35.8%) area depicted moderate sheet rill erosion and gully erosion, 104 ha (7.2%) area showed severe sheet, rill, gully erosion and land sliding and 111 ha (7.7%) area was under the grip of rill, gully erosion and land sliding.

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