Explanation:

The Kandi region spanning from Kashmir region, Punjab and Haryana is the transitional zone between the Siwaliks and the plains. Kandi area of Punjab is a sub-mountainous zone that stretches in a thin belt along the northeastern border of the state of Punjab, and comprises the Punjab Shiwaliks and strip of undulating land below the hills in the districts of Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ropar, with a length and width of 161 km and 10 km, respectively.There is lack of perennial water source draining Kandi area of Punjab and depend only on groundwater source.In the Kandi areas of the state, where large portions of land are not fit for cultivation, and involve high cost of cultivation so, communities have started growing lemon grass. This has drastically reduced their dependence on doing minor jobs as livelihood and also made them self-reliant.