AGRICULTURE
IRRIGATION INDIA
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Question
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How much percentage of irrigated areas depend upon canals?
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50 %
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20 %
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40 %
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90 %
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -1. Canals, tanks, tube wells and other wells, with tube wells and canals together accounting for about 70 % of total irrigation, are various sources of irrigation in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Deccan Plateau has a low level of irrigation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Out of the net irrigated area, about 40% is irrigated through canal systems and 60% is irrigated through groundwater.
Detailed explanation-4: -Of the total available agricultural land 71, 554 thousand hectares or only 40 per cent is irrigated.
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