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"Provision of irrigation makes multiple cropping possible in India." Justify the statement.
Solution
The availability of irrigation makes multiple cropping possible in India, as shown by the following points:
- It has also been found that irrigated lands have higher agricultural productivity than unirrigated land.
- Further, the high yielding varieties of crops need regular moisture supply, which is made possible only by a developed irrigation systems.
- In fact, this is why that green revolution strategy of agriculture development in the country has largely been successful in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.
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