Behind the paddy procurement season: about 81 per cent of Haryana's area is under agriculture

Background

Haryana's mandis are in the middle of the kharif paddy procurement season, and the Forest Department's own account explains why the crop dominates the state's land.
The department states that about 81 per cent of Haryana's geographical area is under agriculture.
It describes Haryana as one of India's least forested states.
The department recognises reserve forest, protected forest and unclassed forest as its forest categories, alongside protected areas and the Aravalli Project.
It also administers areas notified under the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900.
Its protected area list runs to two national parks and eight wildlife sanctuaries.