WE

CONSERV
E THE
SOIL

Soil evolves

The Soil We See Today Is

Formed By Prolonged Processes Like
Weathering Of
Rocks And
Decomposition Of Organic Matter.

It Is Estimated That More Than A

Thousand Years Is Required For The
Formation Of An Inch-thick Layer
Of Soil.

Perishing soil
Soil gets depleted due to
various human activities such
as deforestation, destruction of
hills
and
unscientific
agricultural activities.

The roots of trees hold the

soil like a net.
Man is killing the soil by
felling these trees and tilling
the land for cultivating
intensively
without
considering the environment.

Cause soil pollution.

1)

Non-degradable
materials like plastic
cause soil pollution.

2.

Unscientific construction
and quarrying.

3)

Use of agricultural
land
for
nonagricultural
purposes.

4)

Overgrazing.

5)

Draining wastewater
into soil on a large
scale.

6)

Overuse of
chemical fertilizers
that alter the
structure of soil.

Let us conserve soil

Once

the top soil is lost

what is left behind is
barren land or rocky
surface.

It

will take thousands of

years for the top soil to
regenerate.

 Top

soil is essential for

the continued
sprouting of life.

For

this conservation is
the only solution.

Soil Conservation Activities.

1.

Check deforestation

2)

Crop rotation

3.

Terrace farming
along hill slopes

4.

Construction of
check dams

Celebrating world soil

day

The United Nations

Organization observes the
15th of December as the
World Soil

Day for creating

awareness among the
people
about
the
importance of soil.

THANK YOU