Punjab Wild life

Punjab Wild life Punjab is one of the smallest states of India with an area of 50,362 sq.km. It is primarily an agrarian state with 84% area under intensive cultivation.  Over time, partitioning of the original area of Punjab into various states and diversion of large areas of forestland for non-forestry purposes such as agriculture … Read more Punjab Wild life

Natural hazards in Punjab 1

The State of Punjab suffers mainly from two natural hazards, namely, flood and earthquakes, of which floods have quite a high frequency of occurrence, whereas earthquakes of M > 5.0 have a moderate frequency within and close to the boundary of the State. Theoretically risk is said to be the product of hazard and vulnerability … Read more Natural hazards in Punjab 1