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Meri saheli magazine
Meri saheli magazine published this aticle page no 19 demand of water for irrigation in agriculture water is mainly used for irrigation. irrigation is needed because of spatio-temporal variability in rainfall in the country. the large tracts of the country are deficient in rainfall and are drought prone. north-western india and deccan plateau constitute such areas. winter and summer seasons are more or less dry in most part of the country. hence it is difficult to practise agriculture without assured irrigation during dry seasons. even in the areas of ample rainfall like west bengal and bihar breaks in monsoon or its failure creates dry spells detrimental for agriculture. water need of certain crops also makes irrigation necessary. for instance water requirement of rice sugarcane jute etc. is very high which can be met only through irrigation. provision of irrigation makes multiple cropping possible meri saheli magazine monthly subscription.