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7. Restoration of Long Fallow

There are 96 lakh hectares of fallow land. The old fallow land is mainly found in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. This old fallow land can be brought under cultivation, grazing and orchards which shall be helpful in the reduction of soil erosion.