ReasoningEasy2 marks
There is plenty of rain in India during the rainy season, yet we need irrigation. Give two reasons to support this statement.
Topic: Need for irrigation
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(1) The monsoon is uncertain — early or late, flooding one region and failing another — so the crops cannot depend on it. (2) The high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice need assured, plentiful water that only irrigation guarantees.
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