http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/191 Assistant Professor, Mission Vengthlang, Aizawl Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:23:05 GMT 2026-04-29T13:23:05Z http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/513 Title: Impact of Shifting Cultivation on Human Health at Lengpui and the Adjoining Villages, Mizoram, India Authors: Lalrinpuii, Hilda Abstract: Objective: Studying the impact of air pollution caused by jhum burning on human health in the study area. Methods: The health status study was done in the village communities in the study area by employing the methods of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). Information was gathered through personal and group interviews with the local villagers, the village council members, the YMA office bearers, the health workers and nurses, and government employees of Hmunpui, Lengpui and Sihhmui village. Findings: The health effect of jhum burning on the villagers are not as serious as anticipated. The greatest number of cases reported are cough and cold and a few cases of bronchitis, asthma and sinusitis. However, when using data from the urban region, the number of patients reported is greater than in the suburban area, and there are more respiratory diseases than in the suburban area. Novelty: Deterioration of air quality, which is an alteration of atmospheric chemistry by pollutants from natural and anthropogenic sources, is of major global environmental concern today. The sources of deterioration of air quality in Mizoram is mainly due to shifting cultivation or slash and burn agriculture or jhum burning, one of the main form of agriculture and livelihood of the villagers. Large amounts of air pollutants are emitted during prescribed forest fires (jhum burning). Unlike wildfires, prescribed fires are intentionally ignited in order to maintain ecosystem health and minimize adverse impacts of long-term fire suppression while protecting property. However, jhum burning has resulted in many forms of pollution, directly and indirectly hampering the natural environment. The need to understand the effect of jhum burning and the consequences not only on soil but on air and human health is important. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/513 2023-09-06T00:00:00Z http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/512 Title: ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF JHUM BURNING ON AIR, SOIL AND HUMAN HEALTH IN LENGPUI AND THE ADJOINING AREAS OF MIZORAM Authors: Lalrinpuii, Hilda Abstract: According to Food and Agricultural Organization, shifting agriculture is defined as, “the custom of cultivating clearance scattered in the reservoir of natural vegetable (forest or grass or woodland) and of abandoning them as soon as the soil is exhausted and this includes in certain areas the customs of shifting homesteads in order to follow the cultivators, searching for new lands” (Das, 2001). Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/512 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/511 Title: Impact of jhum burning on air quality and human health in Mizoram, India Authors: Lalrinpuii, Hilda Abstract: Deterioration of air quality, which is an alteration of atmospheric chemistry by pollutants from natural and anthropogenic sources is of major global environmental concerns today. The sources of deterioration of air quality in Mizoram is mainly due to shifting cultivation or slash and burn agriculture or jhum burning, one of the main form of agriculture and livelihood of the villagers. Large amounts of air pollutants are emitted during prescribed forest fires (jhum burning). Unlike wildfires, prescribed fires are intentionally ignited in order to maintain ecosystem health and mini-mize adverse impacts of long-term fire suppression while protecting property. However, jhum burning has resulted in many forms of pollution, directly and indirectly hampering the natural environment .The need to understand the effect of jhum burning and the consequences not only on soil, but on air and human health is important. Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://pucir.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/511 2013-12-05T00:00:00Z