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What are the achievements of the land conservation programme taken up by the people of Sukhomajri village and the district of Jhabua?

Answer:

The achievements of the land conservation programme of Sukhomajri village are:

(i) Tree density has increased from 13 per hectare in 1976 to 1272 per hectare in 1992.

(ii) Enhanced quality of the environment contributed to increased annual income from Rs. 10,000-15,000 between 1979 and 1984.

(iii) The government has earned 43 % of the gross income from the scale of blabber and 23 % is managed jointly.

(iv) Through peoples participation in decision making about 1 % of land area in Madhya Pradesh are being greened through watershed management.