Is it Important to Increase the Area Under Irrigation? Why?

Answer: Yes it is important to increase the area under irrigation as water is very essential for agriculture. In a country like India, where every year the rainfall is highly unevenly distributed and if, in any season, the rainfall is less it will impact the production of crops and farmers won’t be able to grow more than one crop.

The process of artificially fulfilling the water requirement of the crops is known as Irrigation. Along with irrigation, other necessary nutrients are also supplied to the soils.

The nature of the crop is one of the most important factors that decides the dependency of irrigation requirements.