Carrying Capacity Study of Teesta Basin in Sikkim - Affected ...

Subsequent to this, food and fiber requirements of projected population
and shortfall in comparison to the present availability will be viewed.
With the above data / information and studies carried out, the next
step would be to explore possibilities of new irrigation projects in the
state in order to make up the intermediate and long term
projecteddemands of the population. In this connection, agricultural
produce would be considered to be scaled up to bridge the gap to the
extent possible by intensive and extensive strategies. Improved
cultivation practices for major crops will be suggested for achieving the
optimum yield levels. However, the topography of the state not being
very favourable to major and medium irrigation projects, minor irrigation
development duly supported with region–specific treatments to conserve
soil moisture in-site would be attempted.
Finally economics of all the above efforts alongwith a time
schedule for their need based phase wise implementation would be
suggested.
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