Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Differentiate between barren and wasteland and culturable wasteland.

Barren and Wastelands refer to the land which may be classified as a wasteland such as barren hilly terrain, desert lands, ravines, etc., which normally cannot be brought under cultivation with the available technology.

One the other hand, culturable wasteland refers to any land which is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than five years. This land can be brought under cultivation after improving it through reclamation practices.