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Drought-affected area in Karnataka, India, 2012. Drought has resulted in millions of deaths in India over the years. [citation needed] Indian agriculture is heavily dependent on the country's climate: a favorable monsoon is critical to securing water for irrigating India's crops.
It is expected to increase the production of food grains and cash crops in the command area of the UKP, adding ₹ 6,000 crore (US$700 million) to the country's economy annually and stimulating prosperity and growth in the otherwise drought-prone and economically backward districts of the north eastern part of Karnataka. The project is also ...
Drought-affected area in Karnataka, India in 2012. ... Transvasement – Building canals or redirecting rivers as massive attempts at irrigation in drought-prone areas.
In geo-physical terms Bidar district is part of the semi-arid and drought-prone belt of northern Karnataka and has been susceptible to periodic droughts. Though some 82 percent of the total land are cultivated, only eight (8) percent of its total cultivable area is irrigated. [26]
The area of Hukkeri taluka is ... The area falls under Northern transitional agro-climatic zone of Karnataka state and is categorized as drought prone. The normal ...
On the other hand, large areas in the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu face recurring droughts. As much as 85 percentage of drought prone area falls in these States.
This is a list of dams and reservoirs that are located in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] [2] List with specifications ... Reservoir Area (km 2) Completed year ...
Drought affected area farm lands in Karnataka. By 2004, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led by the Congress Party was in power, and it resurrected its opposition to the project concept and plans. Social activists campaigned that the project may be disastrous in terms of cost, potential environmental and ecological damage, water table and ...