SOIL EROSION CONTROL: LEGAL OUTLOOK

Author – C. Vaishnavi Sarma, Student at School of law, Veltech University

Best Citation – C. Vaishnavi Sarma, SOIL EROSION CONTROL: LEGAL OUTLOOK, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL RESEARCH JOURNAL, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 70-74, ISBN – 978-81-960677-0-0.

Abstract

Environmental degradation has various forms, due to the emergence of technology and artificial creation, exploitation of natural resources has been increasing in a while from past decades. Coping with such degradation isn’t easy; at times, it has a disastrous outrange on the entire biodiversity. One such phenomenon of degradation due to development and progress is soil erosion which affects the fertility of the soil and degrades its natural efficiency. Legislative steps have an important role to play in the prevention of such soil erosion from any region. Indian law and policymakers effectively understand the need for the prevention of such environmental degradation for helping various individuals of different sectors whose livelihood and course of employment are highly dependent on the fertility of soil to a larger extent. The exploitation of natural resources is a disgrace to humanity and has disastrous effects. In real life, many legal disputes have stood for the protection of environmental resources. Specific central and state legislation is equipped for the prevention of soil erosion and other exploitation. In this study, the agenda is to have a thorough examination of such legal disputes that were upheld for the protection of soil erosion.

Keywords: soil erosion, natural resources, erosion control, legislative steps, legal disputes.