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Joint
Director of Soil Conservation, Orissa was separated from
Directorate of Agriculture & Food Production, Orissa in the
year 1977-78 and functioned as Directorate of Soil Conservation
headed by the Director, Soil Conservaton.
The
efforts and programmes of the Department are aimed not only at
providing soil cover to prevent soil erosion, but
also at providing the rural and farming communities with basic
amenities, infrastructure and incentives for creating
sustainable alternative farming systems with a view to wean them
away from the destructive traditional methods of cultivation as
well as uplifting the socio-economic status at large
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