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Explain the importance of irrigation for agriculture in India.

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There is a great need for irrigation in India because: (i) Spatio-temporal variability in rainfall in the country. (ii) Water requirement of rice, sugarcane, jute, etc. is very high which can meet only through irrigation. (iii) Provision of irrigation makes multiple cropping possible
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