Increasing grazing pressure on the available land resources and continuous shrinkage and over-exploitation of grazing lands causes deterioration of arid ecosystem. In Rajasthan large area (0.38 mha) suffers from problems of salinity and alkalinity; and its rehabilitation through biocorrective measures is required. A field trial with Sporobolus diander and Cenchrus ciliaris on highly degraded shallow, waterlogged salty area in Jodhpur, Rajasthan showed that plantation improved the soil properties and grasses could be established. Raised soil structures assisted in establishment of even non salt tolerant grass. The mean grass yield was 754.6 g/m2 for S. diander and 600 g/m2 for C. ciliaris. Soil structures significantly influenced the grass yield and it was 906 and 894 g/m2 for the platform and slope soil structures respectively as compared to control 465 g/m2 for S. diander. In case of C. ciliaris, slope was the best structure with 1104 g/m2 yield which is 6.5% times more than control (169 g/m2) indicating the positive effect of salt leaching. Soil conditions improved and many other grasses also appeared in the experimental area such as C. biflorus, Bracharia ramose,Dactyloctenium sindicum, D. agypticum, S. helvolus and C.virgata.