22nd
February
2008
More Water Needed For Agriculture, But Less Is Available
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Via
India Times
NEW DELHI: Water availability for agriculture is estimated to go down by up to 12 per cent from the current level by 2025 if remedial measures are not taken, a top scientist of the country on Thursday warned.
“The water availability for agriculture is projected to be 10-12 per cent of what is now available,” Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research Mangala Rai said while inaugurating the Krishi Vigyan Mela here.
He said the farmers would in fact require 25 per cent more water in 2025 than what they are consuming currently to produce food grains for feeding the domestic population.
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