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urmiladuhan
September 12th, 2002, 02:19 AM
Jat areas depend on water due to agricultural occupation. The monsoons might fail anytime.

The undrground water table has been dropping

for many years now due to tubewells, diversion of water for urban population. It may seems awter scarcity is going to be a very big problem within a decade. Water scarcity can lead to a whole lot of other problems like reduction in farmer's income, increase in social tension etc. Israilie's use a system of drip farming where water is delivered drop by drop right at the roots of crop plants, minimizing evaporation losses

Drip farming may also minimize salinity problem.

If we had a data base of perennial plants suitable for minimizing loss of water, their

availability etc., posted on the net, perhaps it could be useful in helping educated farmers have another source of information. If information exits, links will build themselves.

ranjitjat
September 12th, 2002, 03:16 AM
Urmila JI- Thank you great idea.
You rightly underline the problem nicely.
It need lots of hard work & resources.
We have to take advice from expert & other agency active in this field.
The world bank & other UN agency may be able to help. further research is needed urgently in this field.