Government Policies like Wetland Act 2008: A Push for Increasing Cultivable Waste Land of Alappuzha District

Abstract

Land, a major factor of earth could be used for different functions. Agriculture is one such function. But Agricultural land could be used for other purposes also. This use of land depends on certain factors. Government policy is one such factor which determines the use of agricultural land. The land use Pattern of Alappuzha district shows that the area of Cultivable waste land is increasing in the district. This paper is an attempt to study the effect of Government policy on cultivable waste land in the district. The study reveals that the policies like Wetland Act 2008 only lead to the increase of cultivable waste.