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Abstract
The present study has been conducted to assess the soil erosion in Mysore district in
Karnataka, India. The most widely used Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) method has
been adopted for the analysis. The USLE method performs based on the five parameters such
as, rainfall factor, soil factor, length and slope factor and conservation practice factor. Each
necessary numerical data have been obtained from the concerned organization and satellite
images have been downloaded from appropriate websites. The spatial data have been
manipulated and analyzed using GIS while the numerical data have been analyzed using MSExcel. The result of study represents that, most of the area is covered by very light erosion
followed by very severe erosion.
Keywords: universal soil loss equation (USLE), land use, land cover, rainfall, GIS
INTRODUCTION
Soil is one of the natural resource which has
been termed as a limited and irreplaceable
resource by the International Soil Science
Society [1]. Over the years, the unplanned
practice of cultivation [2], introduction of
large-scale irrigation canals and deforestation
[3] accelerated soil degradation, while Oldmen
(1988) indicated that, the causative factors of
soil degradation can be grouped as,
deforestation, over-exploitation of vegetation
cover for human uses, over-grazing of pasture
lands, over-intensive use of agriculture land
and (bio)-industrial waste.
Soil erosion is a widespread problem in
agriculture in the developing countries [4]
especially in India, where most of the soil has
been eroded by sheet and rill erosion. This has
a serious effect on agricultural production [5].
Although soil erosion has been recognized as a
hazard of significant concern, yet the number
of studies on this problem is very limited in a
country like India [6].
The present study area Mysoreis one of
the agriculture-based districts in the state of
Karnataka, India, where the topography is
rugged due to the erosion of hills to plain
region [7]. The study of soil erosion in Mysore
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Area (Km2)
Area (%)
<5
4374.52
70.05
Very slight
510
229.23
3.67
Slight
1015
270.61
4.33
Moderate
1520
263.72
4.22
Severe
> 20
1106.53
17.72
Very severe
S.No
Category
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CONCLUSION
The present study was conducted to analyze
soil erosion of Mysore district, India. The
study showed that, vast area was covered by
very slight erosion (70.05%), followed by very
severe erosion (17.72%) while areas of slight,
moderate and severe soil erosion were less in
spatial extension. The map created for the soil
erosion represents the spatial variation of
erosion over the study area; from which it is
clear that, the high elevated and high slope
areas in the Mysore district has high soil
erosion while the plane area has less soil
erosion. This result can be used to perform the
necessary steps to control soil erosion. Based
on the analysis and results in the present study,
it is suggest that, the use of GIS and RS
technique with field observation can reduce
the time of research period and bring out the
accuracy of result in soil erosion studies.
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