Since independence, there has been a rapid expansion of irrigation infrastructure. Despite the large-scale expansion, only about one third of total cropped area is irrigated today (two third of cropped areas is still dependent upon monsoon). Agriculture in India even today continues to be vulnerable to the vagaries of weather because close to 52% (73.2 million hectares area of 141.4 million hectares net sown area) of it is still un-irrigated and rain-fed.
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Recent Developments Accelerated Irrigated Benefits Programme Starts Showing Results The Government had, in 2016, embarked on a mission to complete all unfinished major .... |
