Director

National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning catering the needs of the soil resource information to different planning and developmental agencies of India. Soils being one of the important natural resources of the country is gaining importance due to globalization of agriculture and land use is showing a paradigm shift in land use. Today the NBSS&LUP is committed to work for better land utilization and helping prosperous agriculture. The Bureau is presently focusing on the burning issues of land use and suggesting proper measures to overcome the difficulties being faced in proper land use planning. Assessment of prime agricultural lands. Non-agricultural land, irrigated area mapping, soil carbon assessment are some of the priority activities.

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