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Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (ANRCM), Lucknow Proceedings cum Abstract eBook National Web-Conference Technological Approaches for Resource Conservation and Management for Environmental Sustainability 16-17 August, 2020 Vikas Sharma Narendra K. Pareek Navneet Sharma Rohit P. Ojha Sanjay Arora Atul K. Singh NATIONAL WEB-CONFERENCE ON TTeecchhnnoollooggiiccaall AApppprrooaacchheess ffoorr RReessoouurrccee CCoonnsseerrvvaattiioonn aanndd MMaannaaggeemmeenntt ffoorr EEnnvviirroonnmmeennttaall SSuussttaaiinnaabbiilliittyy August 16-17, 2020 PROCEEDINGS CUM ABSTRACT E-BOOK Organzied by Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (ANRCM) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh www.anrcm.org i © 2020, Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, Lucknow All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronical, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Citation: In: Sharma, V., Pareek, N.K., Sharma, N., Ojha, R.P., Arora, S. and Singh, A.K. (Eds.) Proceedings cum abstract e-book, National Web-Conference on Technological Approaches for Resource Conservation and Management for Environmental Sustainability, Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management, August 16-17, 2020, Lucknow (U.P.), p 263. Editors Vikas Sharma Narendra K. Pareek Navneet Sharma Rohit P. Ojha Sanjay Arora Atul K. Singh Note: Responsibility for the information in the publication rests with the individual authors Published by: Secretary, ANRCM, Lucknow Organized by: Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (ANRCM) #3/35 Virat Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Contact: +91-7376277190; 876512394 Email: [email protected] ii CONTENT Inaugural Address Dr. G.B. Singh, Chief Patron, ANRCM About ANRCM Dr. Sanjay Arora, Secretary, ANRCM About the Web-Conference Dr. Vikas Sharma, Organizing Secretary ARTICLES System based resource management for ensuring livelihood security and environment sustainability B. Gangwar 1 Coastal Saline Soils of Gujarat – Problems, Reclamative Measures and Management Strategies G. Gururaja Rao 9 Precision Farming for Natural Resources Conservation and Management Abdul Hakkim, V.M. 21 Landuses in relation to soil physical characteristics and sustainability under semiarid irrigated conditions M.S. Hadda and Gurwant Singh 26 On-farm composting of municipal solid waste for restoration of degraded sodic lands and sustaining crop yield Yash Pal Singh, Sanjay Arora, Vinay K. Mishra, Himanshu Dixit and 34 Ravindra K. Gupta कृ षष उ配पादन मᴂ वषृ ि हेत ु दऺ जऱ सरं ऺण तकनीकᴂ डॉ0 आशुतोष उपा鵍याय 41 ABSTRACTS 45 Programme 250 iii Dr. G.B. Singh Ex-DDG (NRM), ICAR & Vice-Chancellor, JNKVV, Jabalpur Chief Patron, ANRCM Lucknow (U.P.) Inaugural Address Good morning everyone. During the Covid-19 pandemic the world is facing the greatest ever challenge for human health. I am sure you and your family are safe and making every effort to Stay Safe and healthy. You might have witnessed during the present pandemic situation, everyone was concerned for food and food products may be bread, vegetables, fruits and milk that shows the importance of land from where all these are produced. I am happy to be here at the inaugural session of the National Web- Conference on “Technological Approaches for Resource Conservation and Management for Environmental Sustainability” organized by Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management. As you all are aware that land, water, soil and vegetation are the most important natural resources which need to be managed scientifically for sustainable development and to mitigate on site and off site effects on natural system. Conserving earth‟s biological diversity and safeguarding the benefits of ecosystem services are the two major objectives of natural resource management and conservation. Natural resource management is a multi-disciplinary field that integrates the complex interrelationship among soil, plant, animal, human and the environment. India is blessed with vast natural resources viz. land, water, vegetation, human and livestock, but their unplanned and unscientific exploitation has led to serious environmental and land degradation processes. Climate change is one of today‟s most emerging global issues and will become increasingly important in the decades to come, a matter of concern. It can entail an increase in climatic variability, extreme events and shocks, and threaten livelihood security of millions of people. Its impacts are cross cutting in all sectors and walks of life; however, agriculture sector is among the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of climate change. During last few decades, over exploitation of natural resources has led to degradation and changes in the climate. We can observe frequent droughts, floods and many other natural disasters in recent years. Presently land degradation in India is to the extent of 104.2 mha which comprise 74.21 mha by Soil erosion, 6.73 mha by soil salinity and 10.72 mha by soil acidity. About 32-84% of ground water used for irrigation is either saline or brackish. These all have affected crop iv productivity and thus their management is imperative for meeting food, nutritional end environmental sustainability. Climate resilient agriculture will essentially involve judicious and improved management of natural resources, namely land, water, soil and genetic resources through adoption of best practices, appropriately integrated and timely management of farming systems and farm mechanization. Protection and improvement of land, water, biodiversity and climate resources are pre-requisite for sustainable agriculture in the context of changing climate scenario. Comprehensive and effective adaptation and mitigation measures to enhance resilience to climate change are need of hour. Diversified research on how the environmental changes in general and climate changes in particular will affect the drivers of mitigation and livelihood loss and how it can be addressed in holistic angle including policy framing. Strategies also need to be developed to double the farmers‟ income as per the initiatives of Indian Government through judicious use of natural resources as well as agricultural inputs, adoption of improved techniques and ensuring sustainability of the agricultural production. In this context, a National Web-conference dedicated for discussing issues, challenges and framing strategies for Resource management that is being organized today by Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management is very timely. I believe that the efforts made by Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management to organize National Web-conference will surely bring out plan for efficient management of natural resources through advanced technologies vis-à-vis mitigating climate change effects and uplifting farmers income. I am sure that the experts, scientists, academicians, researchers and students participating in the Web-Conference will deliberate on various issues, discuss various options, experiences and come out with some recommendations for Conservation and Management of Resources to Improve Productivity, Biodiversity and Livelihood Security. I extend my warm wishes to the learned speakers and participants as well as the organizing team of this Conference. Thank You, Jai Hind Stay Safe and Healthy v Dr Sanjay Arora Secretary, ANRCM About ANRCM The Academy of Natural Resource conservation and management was established in Lucknow formed by a group of professionals, scientists, conservationists, researchers, students, farmers and all those who pledge to work for the wise use and management of precious finite and limited natural resources. The Academy is a non-profit making organization devoted for the cause of conservation, development, management and sustainable use of resources like water, soil, land, forest and environment. The Academy is mandated to take up activities like generating awareness, sharing and disseminating knowledge and advanced techniques and approaches for conservation and management of resources. In this endeavor, we planned to organize National Seminar during March 2020 and we got overwhelming response from participants all over the country but we could not accomplish it due to Covid- 19 pandemic and we will be hosting it as soon the situation improves. Also, taking the opportunity of World Population Day, the National webinar was organized on July 11 2020 with the Theme: Impact of Population Pressure on Natural Resources and Environment through video-conferencing. The Academy intends for half-yearly e-Journal “Journal of Natural Resource Conservation and Management” and to publish bulletins on various themes of NRCM as well Newsletter, books and other useful study material for young professionals and students. I on behalf of ANRCM convey my gratitude to the distinguished and renowned speakers who have agreed to our request to deliver talk in the National Webinar and thankful for the blessings of our Chief patron Dr. G.B. Singh and Patron Dr D.K. Sharma and the efforts made by Executive council of ANRCM specially Organizing team. I am delighted to inform that we have received overwhelming response from participants and more than 458 participants. However, we could not accommodate all due to limitation of video-conferencing facilities. We shall be sharing this web- conference video on Youtube and other social networks including the official website