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♤ It is a process of soil formation resulting in the formation of Podzols and Podzolic soils.
♤ podzolization is the negative of calcification. The calcification process tends to concentrate calcium in the lower part of the B horizon, whereas podzolization leaches the entire solum of calcium carbonates.
♤ The other bases along with calcium are also removed and the whole soil becomes distinctly acidic. In fact, the process is essentially one of the processes of acid leaching.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up an eight-member experts’ panel to study various aspects of the proposed Rs.5,242 crore Renuka dam. It would provide drinking water to Delhi and areas of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh such as Faridabad and Noida. The project will come up across the Giri river, a tributary of the Yamuna, in Sirmaur district.