Author(s):

Shilpa Beck and MA Khan

Abstract: Water is the most essential component of the environment and holds a unique status in it. One-third of our country’s total geographical area is drought -prone because we are dependent upon the monsoons which can be wavering. Water should be provided in drought-prone areas not only for human and cattle consumption but also for irrigation. Water has inimitable characteristics that determine that it can be allocated and use as a resource in agriculture. For irrigation, agricultural use of water is itself contingent on land resources. Water is the most exquisite and essential source of ecosystems and agricultural production. However, the world constitution, water being the most essential natural resource.

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