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प्रश्न
Development of irrigation is essential for the growth of the agriculture sector of India.
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उत्तर
Irrigation in India helps improve food security, reduce dependence on monsoons, improve agricultural productivity and create rural job opportunities. Dams used for irrigation projects help produce electricity and transport facilities, as well as provide drinking water supplies to a growing population, control floods and prevent droughts.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a reason for the significance of irrigation in Punjab
Name a state where Tube wells are common.
Give one reason for each of the following:
Tank irrigation is an important method of irrigation in Karnataka.
There is an urgent need for water conservation in India.
What do you mean by irrigation?
Name two states in which tube wells are extensively used. Give a reason to explain its importance as a source of irrigation.
Give two advantages and one disadvantages that tube wells have over surface wells.
What are the favourable conditions in India for the development of irrigation?
Irrigation is necessary despite the monsoon.
Irrigation arrangements are no less important in areas of heavy rainfall in India.
