Letter to BS: PM Modi should also worry about health of India's soil

There must be a faster way to curb soil erosion

Surinder  Sud’s “The menace of land erosion” (August 14) is a thought-provoking article. My grandson, Aarav (5), who lives in Fairfax, Virginia, asked   me, “Grandpa, what have you been  doing? Why did you not save your  motherland?” He wishes for a faster  way to curb soil erosion in India. There must be a faster way and here, history can be a guide. If scientists visit the work of a science-oriented farmer, Shekhar Bhadsavle, near Neral,  Maharashtra, they will find an answer to this. The scientists can also visit southern Brazil and find an answer. As the Prime Minister worries about the health of Indians on Independence Day, I would urge him to also worry about the health of Indian soil from where the Indian rises.

Chandrasekhar G Ranade 

Washington DC