Rajasthan has Net Cropped area of 183.49 Lac hectares, out of this, approximately 75% of area is rain-fed (116.88 lac hectares) and only 25% is irrigated area (66.61 lac hectares) (1). However, this 25% irrigated area contributes more than 50 percent of agricultural output. Main sources of irrigation in Rajasthan are: Net Irrigated Area in […]
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The traditional sources of water in Rajasthan include Nadi, Tanka, Johad, Bandha, Sagar, Samund and Sarovar. The large public wells known as Kohar, Jhalra, Baori, Beri, Saagar were owned by the community. Lakes/Talaab In Rajasthan traditionally, maximum conservation of water is in the form of lakes. Few of the lakes in Rajasthan that are world
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Rajasthan faces one the greatest scarcity of water resources in the country. It has 13.88% of India’s cultivable area, 5.67% of population and about 11% of country’s livestock but it has only 1.16 % of surface water and 1.70% of ground water. Thus, Rajasthan a state with about 10% of land area has only around
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The state of Rajasthan is prone to famine and droughts, particularly the western-most districts consisting of Thar desert which often experience successive years of scarcity and droughts. Types of droughts: Put simply, a drought is a failure of rain, leading to moisture stress, that in turn leads to agricultural losses and other forms of social
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Rivers, Lakes & Dams of Rajasthan PDF You can download Rivers, Lakes & Dams of Rajasthan PDF (English) Download Rajasthan Rivers, lakes & Dams PDF: Book Summary Rajasthan being a dry state is always expected to have very less number of rivers and lakes, but contrary to this understanding Rajasthan is blessed with multiple rivers including larger ones
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