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IRRIGATION
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The total quantity of water in out river system is 164,450 crore cubic meter.
There are various reasons for water scarcity:
The rainfall is highly variable.
18% of water available is polluted and not fit for drinking.
Almost all parts of India are affected either by flood or drought.
There is no equality with respect to water resource distribution both in terms of space
and time.
Demand for water is increasing due to rapid increase in population.
There is a poor ground water resource due to deforestation and overgrazing.
The storage facilities are very poor.
The cultivation of hybrid varieties of crops requires more irrigation.
Through evaporation lot of water that is stored in large reservoirs is lost
Dumping of various types of pollutants into water bodies reduce its usability.
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Madhya Pradesh:
Mahanadi Canal from Mahanadi at Rudri.
Waininganga Canal from Wainganga.
Tandula Canal from Tandula and Sukha rivers.
Rajasthan:
Ganga Canal in Ganganaar district
Jawai Project on Jawai river.
Chambal Project from Chambal.
Rajasthan Canal Project Water from Sutlej, Beas & Ravi.
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Maharashtra:
Pravara River Canal on the river Pravara at Bhandara.
Nira Canal Project on the river Yelwandi at Bhatagar.
Mutha Canal Project on the river Mutha at Khandakavasla.
Andhra Pradesh:
Godavari Delta Project
Krishna Delta Project.
Kurnool-Cuddapah Canal
Mallipuram Dam-on tungabhadra river.
Pochampad Project
Kadam Project
Tamil Nadu:
Cauvery Delta Canal
Lower Bhawani Project
Parambikulam-Aliyar Project
Manimuthar Project
Grand Anicut
Karnataka:
Ghataprabha Valley Scheme- on Ghataprabha.
Bhadra Project-on Bhadra
Kabini Project
Upper Krishna Project
Kerala:
Malempuzha Project
Pamba Canal.
Gujarat:
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2 months ago
Sir ..plz upload some more current affairs of last few months
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