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Thar desert greening
April 14 , 2025
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- The Thar Desert in India saw a striking 38 per cent rise in greening annually over the last two decades.
- It is driven by a significant increase in the monsoon rainfall and agricultural expansion.
- Groundwater resources have also contributed significantly to vegetation growth.
- Thar was the only desert in the world with the highest concurrent increase in population, precipitation and vegetation during the last few decades.
- Thar region hosts the world’s highest population density for a desert.
- It spans 200,000 square kilometres across the northwestern India (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana) and southeastern Pakistan.
- The desert experienced a 64 per cent rise in precipitation between 2001 and 2023.
- Thar showed a 50 per cent to even 800 per cent rise in urban areas during 1985–2020.
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