INDIA GREENS PARTY
Press Statement
Unchir-Dunktok, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 5 December 2021: The India Greens Party (iGP) today said the governments need to halt soil salinisation and sodification which are major soil degradation processes threatening ecosystem and are recognised as being among the most important problems at a global level for agricultural production, food security and sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions.
In a press statement issued here at the party’s national head office (NHO), Chief Spokesperson of the party, Suresh Nautiyal, said the salt-affected soils have serious impacts on soil functions, such as in the decrease in agricultural productivity, water quality, soil biodiversity, and soil erosion.
He said the salt-affected soils also have a decreased ability to act as a buffer and filter against pollutants.
“Soil salinisation breaks down our soils and reduces their ability to help our food grow. Salt-affected soils reduce both the ability of crops to take up water and the availability of micronutrients. They also concentrate ions that are toxic to plants and may degrade the soil structure,” he pointed out.
The World Soil Day 2021 (#WorldSoilDay) and its campaign “Halt soil salinisation, boost soil productivity” aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, fighting soil salinisation, increasing soil awareness and encouraging societies to improve soil health.
–Issued by Chief Spokesperson, iGP.
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(India Greens Party is registered with the Election Commission of India under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Registration Number: 56/476/2018-19/PPS-I, effective from 18/07/2019.)
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