Not AvailableDESCRIBES ILL EFFECTS OF SOIL EROSION ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF LAND LEADING TO LAND DEGRADATION , WASTELANDS , DESERTIFICATION AND RELATED PROBLEMS . IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES WHICH INCLUDE AGRONOMICAL , MECHANICAL , AFFORESTATION AND OTHER VEGETATIVE METHODS BY WHICH SOIL EROSION CAN BE KEPT UNDER CONTROL.Not Availabl