Explanation:

Categories of Wastelands in India

Category Area                 (in sq.Kms.)
 

Snow Covered/Glacial       355788.49
Barren Rocky/Sheet Rock  64584.77
Sands-inland/coastal           50021.65
Land affected by salinity/alkalinity  20477.38
Gullied/or ravenous land      20553.35
Upland with or without scrub 194014.29
Water logged & Marshy       16568.45
Steep sloping area             7656.29
Shifting cultivation land       35142.20
Mining/Industrial Wastelands 1252.13
Degraded/pastures/grazing land          25978.91
Under utilized/degraded notified forest land     140652.31
Degraded land under plantation crop          5828.09