Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?
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It is very important to increase the area under irrigation due to the following reasons :
(a) Water is the most important input in agriculture. Modern methods of agriculture, to increase production would be of no use without irrigation.
(b) Most of the farmers still depend largely on rainfall which is highly variable and unpredictable. Monsoon rains are erratic in nature and the distribution of rainfall is uneven in india with some areas getting less than 20 cm of rainfall.
(c) lndia’s total cultivated area is not under irrigation. Even today, less than 40 per cent of cultivable land is irrigated. To increase agricultural production, it is essential to produce more from the same land since arable land is fixed.
(a) Water is the most important input in agriculture. Modern methods of agriculture, to increase production would be of no use without irrigation.
(b) Most of the farmers still depend largely on rainfall which is highly variable and unpredictable. Monsoon rains are erratic in nature and the distribution of rainfall is uneven in india with some areas getting less than 20 cm of rainfall.
(c) lndia’s total cultivated area is not under irrigation. Even today, less than 40 per cent of cultivable land is irrigated. To increase agricultural production, it is essential to produce more from the same land since arable land is fixed.
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No because if all the area is increased for irrigation, then there will be no area left for the forest.According to the scientists, more than 33% area should be covered with forest to maintain the ecological balance.
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