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Give an account of rice cultivation in India, under the following heads:

(a) Temperature, rainfall and irrigation requirements.

(b) Soil requirements.

(c) Two major rice producing states.

[Delhi 2005C, AI04C]

Answer:

Rice:

(a) Temperature: Above \[25{}^\circ C\] and high humidity. Rainfall: Above 100 cms.

(b) Irrigation: Areas of less rainfall irregation is required. Soils: Alluvial soil and deltic region.

(c) Major producing states: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttaranchal.

(d) Canal irrigation and tube wells has made it possible to grow rice.