Question

Write short notes on Irrigation in Punjab - Haryana Plains.

Answer 1

1. The alluvial Punjab-Haryana Plain has become prosperous due to tube-wells and canal irrigation. The areas near the rivers are served by canals. The region has a high percentage of area under irrigation.
2. However, the western part of Haryana has no river and the sub-soil water in this
   part is generally brackish (salty).
3. In the northern districts of Punjab, particularly Jalandhar and Ludhiana, irrigation
   by tube-wells is important.
4. In Haryana, well irrigation is significant in the districts lying along the right bank of the Yamuna canal.