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Question
Irrigation arrangements are no less important in areas of heavy rainfall in India.
Solution
(i) Indian rainfall is periodic: Most of the rain falls in four months from June to September. The remaining eight months are dry.
(ii) Rainfall is not well-distributed during the rainy season: During the four months of the monsoon, there are spells of dry weather.
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