Mazgi definition
Mazgi means terracing of land. In the course of terracing the land, the original slope of the land is flatten and converted into fields for farming. The purpose of adopting this method is to arrest soil erosion. This also helps farmers to add fertilizers uniformly throughout the fields and irrigate the fields properly. Such fields are generally used for paddy cultivation. Three main type of Mazgi are Level Bench Terrace, Inward slopping Bench Terrace and Outward slopping Bench Terrace. Mazgi can be adopted only if following conditions exists: slope of land must be less than 8%, the area must be receiving annual average rainfall greater than 1250 mm, slope of land and depth of soil must be as per shown in following table 4.3: