40 million hectares of land in India is flood-prone and an equally lar

1.	40 million hectares of land in India is flood-prone and an equally large part of the country is also drought prone. What are the causes of this ?
Answer» 1. In India only 40% of the cultivated land has irrigation facility. 2. For the remaining cultivated land, agriculture is the gambling with monsoon. 3. If monsoons give good rains, the year is good otherwise most part is drought-prone. 4. In India there are 72 drought – prone districts spread over 13 states. 5. Floods mostly occur in the low-lying plain areas and river valleys almost every year in the country. 6. 40 million hectares of land in India is flood prone. 7. We have no interlinking of rivers in India, which can arrange for the transfer of floodwaters to drought-prone areas. 8. Thus we are equally affected with both floods and droughts. 9. Floods are associated with excessive rainfall while droughts are the result of deficit rainfall. 10. Hydrology, deforestation, soil nature and erosion also play an important role in these calamities.

40 million hectares of land in India is flood-prone and an equally large part of the country is also drought prone. What are the causes of this ?

Answer»

1. In India only 40% of the cultivated land has irrigation facility.

2. For the remaining cultivated land, agriculture is the gambling with monsoon.

3. If monsoons give good rains, the year is good otherwise most part is drought-prone.

4. In India there are 72 drought – prone districts spread over 13 states.

5. Floods mostly occur in the low-lying plain areas and river valleys almost every year in the country.

6. 40 million hectares of land in India is flood prone.

7. We have no interlinking of rivers in India, which can arrange for the transfer of floodwaters to drought-prone areas.

8. Thus we are equally affected with both floods and droughts.

9. Floods are associated with excessive rainfall while droughts are the result of deficit rainfall.

10. Hydrology, deforestation, soil nature and erosion also play an important role in these calamities.