EFFICIENCY O F GRASS PATTERNS ON SLOPE EROSION CONTROLS DUE TO RUNOFF

Soil erosion is a serious environmental, social, and economic problem which is not
only responsible for the loss of soil productivity and severe land degradation but it
also threatens the sustainable development of a society. It is associated with the onsite
impacts which occurwhenthe land is degraded due to the loss of nutrient rich top
layer causing adverse impacts to the soil quality. The off-site impacts are liable to
water contamination and increased turbidity which are responsible for the
environmental degradation and economic losses.