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प्रश्न
What are the favourable conditions in India for the development of irrigation?
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उत्तर
(i) Perennial Rivers: There are a number of rivers which flow throughout the year because they are fed by the melting of snows.
(ii) Suitable spots for the construction of dams: Along the Indian streams there are many places suitable for construction of dams or embankments across the streams for impounding the water.
(iii) Inexhaustible store of underground water: A large proportion of the rain water finds its way underneath the surface by percolation and remains stored in the aquifer rock-layer. This underground water can be tapped for irrigation when required.
(iv) Arable land is level: Arable lands in India are confined to the northern plains and also parts of deltaic India which are level and suitable for the construction of canals.
(v) Abundance of natural depressions in Southern India: Peninsular India is mostly a plateau region with rolling uplands. There are a number of natural depressions. Only an earthern embankment is required to check the outflow.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name three traditional means of irrigation.
Give a reason for the significance of irrigation in Punjab
Give one geographical reason for each of the following:
Sprinkler irrigation is practised in arid and semi-arid regions.
Give one geographical reason for each of the following:
Canal irrigation is more suitable in the Northern Plains.
“Without irrigation, development of agriculture is difficult in India”. Clarify the statement by giving two reasons.
Why is well irrigation still a popular means of irrigation? Give two reasons to support your answers.
Inundation canal.
Give two advantages and one disadvantages that tube wells have over surface wells.
Irrigation arrangements are no less important in areas of heavy rainfall in India.
Give a reason for the following:
Agriculture sector in India needs the support of irrigation.
