In which step of the water cycle does water return to the surface of earth?

The answer is precipitation which is when water returns to the surface of the earth as snow, rain and hail etc.

Answerencourage alternative timber sources,increase public awareness of the forests,increase research into forestry,involve local communities in forest projectsalso one of the main initiatives of the 1977 act was to introduce a new approach to forest management known as selective management system, this is recognised as one of the most sustainable approaches to tropical forestry management in the world

The area of the indian subcontinent is 4.4 million km^2 whereas the usa is  9.8 million  km²