Advantages and Disadvantages of Irrigation

 

Advantages of Irrigation

 Increase in Food Production.

 Optimum utilization of water for optimum benefits.

 General development (Prosperity) of the country.

 Elimination of mixed cropping.

 Generation of hydro-electric power.

 Afforestation.

 Domestic water supply.

 Water for other purposes.

 Inland navigation.

 Facilities for transport.

 Removing deficiency of water.

 Improving underground water storage.

  Disadvantages of Irrigation

• Pollution of underground water.

• Water logging of the area.

• Creating unhealthy conditions in colder and damp places.

• Irrigation water may cause breading places of mosquitoes.

• Irrigation increase the expenditure of 

government as the construction cost of such projects is very high.

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