Irrigation In India Focus On Some Serious Issues
IRRIGATION IN INDIA India has a population as much as 15% of the world’s population but has only about 4% of the world’s freshwater resources. Much of these are unevenly distributed. The average annual rainfall in the country is about 1,170 mm, which corresponds to annual precipitation [including snowfall] of 4,000 billion cubic meters [BCM]. Nearly 75% of this [3000bcm] occurs during the monsoon season, confined generally to 3-4 months [June to September] a year....