NEW DELHI: According to officials, irrigation expansion based on groundwater use is not sustainable anymore. Bringing 70 million hectares under micro-irrigation, a key target, will require 520 BCM of water, while total utilisable groundwater currently stands at just 240 BCM. Over 80% of the country's available water goes into farming, with poor efficiency and aquifers precipitously depleted in almost twothirds of India's districts.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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