The removal of the top soil cover by water, wind and human activities is called soil erosion.
(i) Wind erosion affects the dry areas of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana
(ii) Running water erosion affects the badlands of Chambal and Yamuna river, the piedmont zone of western Himalayas, the Chotanagpur plateau, the Tapi-Sabarmati valley and the regur soil area of Maharashtra.