Which of the following is correct about annual irrigation intensity?

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  1. It can be greater than 100%
  2. Minimal value of annual irrigation is desirable.
  3. It is the area in percentage of the gross command area irrigated in a season.
  4. It is the area in percentage of the cultural command area irrigated in a season.

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Option 1 : It can be greater than 100%
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Explanation:

Annual irrigation intensity:

By adding intensities of irrigation for all the crop seasons we obtain the annual intensity of irrigation.

Annual intensity of irrigation can be more than 100%.

The annual irrigation intensity is usually found to be in the range of 40 to 60%. But needs to be raised in the range of 100 to 180% by cultivating larger parts of CCA with more than one crop in a year.

Important Points

Intensity of irrigation is the percentage of Culturable Commanded c (CCA) to be irrigated annually for a particular crop season.

CCA is portion of gross commanded area that is cultivable.

CCA = Gross Command Area – Uncultivable area (pasture lands, ponds, townships, waste land)

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