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Give a reason for the significance of irrigation in: 1. Punjab. 2. Rajasthan.
Topic: Significance of irrigation
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- Punjab is India’s great farming state, raising two and three crops a year — a demand for water its rainfall alone cannot meet.
- Rajasthan is arid — without irrigation neither crops nor, in places, drinking water could be had.
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