The article is based on observations concerning land use and geo-ecological damage in the study area of Gorkha carried out as part of an ecological and geographical project sponsored by DFG. The field work took place in July, October, and December 1983. The study is centered on investigations into relationships between natural potential and ecologically as well as economically sensible exploitation of the natural resources. Two-thirds of the total mapped area is under agricultural cultivation in Gorkha. The most commonly practiced rotation systems on khet-land are the cultivation of wheat or potatoes as winter-crops after wet-rice during the monsoon, or the cultivation of maize in spring followed by wet-rice. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-12)