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Discussion Forum : Indian Geography - Section 1 (Q.No. 2)
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The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
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T GOSWAMI said:
9 years ago
According to 2001/2002 Agriculture census, only 58.1 million hectares of land was actually irrigated in India. The total arable land in India is 160 million hectares (395 million acres). According to the World Bank, only about 35% of total agricultural land in India was reliably irrigated in 2010.
Raaz malik said:
9 years ago
It's the highest number of population in India compare to other countries. So that's simple peoples also need land to living. So it's easy to understand irrigated land in India is 35%.
Deepshikha said:
9 years ago
Dropwise irrigation was started in Israel.
Rajeshkumar said:
9 years ago
This section is very useful for me to prepare the exam. Thank you all.
Varshitha said:
10 years ago
But correct answer is 35 percent.
Nisar Zulkifl said:
10 years ago
I am confused rather to say anything, but as I remember it is 65 percent.
Marcel said:
1 decade ago
The answer is very simple for those who have travelled by train. Whenever you travel by train from one city to another, do you see more buildings or fields? If its a 12 hour journey, you see only fields for eight hours. So the answer is 65 percent.
Nishant said:
1 decade ago
What is the source? How I can trust that this one is the correct answer?
Lakshmi patil said:
1 decade ago
I am very confused it will be 32%.
Kunal said:
1 decade ago
What's the criteria for measuring irrigation land?
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