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Question
Give a reason why traditional means of irrigation are still important in most parts of India.
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Solution
Traditional means of irrigation are still important in most parts of India because it is not easy to use modern means of irrigation such as spray irrigation and drip irrigation. Most small farmers also neither have the means nor the required knowledge to use modern methods of irrigation.
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