In the state of Assan in northeastern India, erosion affects nearly 300 square kilometers of topsoil, or 31 percent of the total. Photo: Akarsh Simha CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

In India, 30 percent of the soil is at risk of erosion

A study illustrates for the first time the extent of the phenomenon in India. For 3 percent of the area, the situation is defined as “catastrophic” according to the new classification

Re Soil Foundation