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Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context
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What are the positive impacts of irrigation on Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area?

Answer

The positive impacts of irrigation on Indira Gandhi canal Command Area are as under :

1. There was a perceptible transformation in the agricultural economy of the region.

2. The spread of canal irrigation had led to an increase in cultivated area and intensity of cropping.

3. The traditional crops sown in the area gram, bajra and jwar (fodder) have been replaced by wheat, cotton, groundnut and rice.

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