India may be the largest producer of milk in the world, but at an incredible cost. In achieving this distinction, the country's vast cattle population has been allowed to mow down its verdant grasslands. Development projects like the colossal Indira Gandhi canal in Rajasthan have also adversely affected grasslands. Of the 400 grass varieties found in India, some very valuable native ones may soon be lost to mismanagement. With them will be lost the numerous plants and animals that are part of the grassland ecology