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The document discusses how soil is being destroyed by human activities like overuse of chemical fertilizers, unscientific construction and quarrying, converting agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, and deforestation, which affects the structure and nutrients of soil. Soil is essential for sustaining life but is being depleted. Enrichment programs are needed to protect soil from destruction.
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- 10. Use of agricultural land for non agricultural purpose
- 13. Soil gets depleted due to various human activities such as deforestation, destruction of soil is essential for the sustenance of life.
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