Describe measures of soil conservation.

The measures for soil conservation are as follows:
(a) Contour ploughing i.e., ploughing along the contour lines decelerate the flow of water down the slopes.
(b) Terrace cultivation: Steps are cut on the slopes making terraces which restrict erosion. It is done in western and central Himalayas.
(c) Strip cropping It divides large fields into strips. Strips of grass are left to grow between the crops.
(d) Planting of trees to create shelters are called shelter belts. These shelter belts help in stabilising the desert in western India.