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What are the mathods or preventing or reducing soil erosion ?

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Soil erosion can be effectively prevented by -
(i) Intensive cropping,
(ii) Sowing grasses and planting xerophytes,
(iii) terrace forming, (iv) proper drainage cenals around the fields, and
(v) making strong embankments along the river banks.
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