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for using wastewater. Hence, suitable irrigation technique needs to be explored. Similarly, it is observed that in most places, the cropping patterns have not changed much except that they have become dense and intense. Water and nutrient availability calls for suitable changes in cropping patterns too and a need for further exploration. 60
13 Conclusions The key factors driving increasing use of wastewater are three fold. First set of driving factors is based on limited availability of freshwater. There is no access to canal water; groundwater is saline; water table has gone very deep and/or diesel costs are too high. The second, and more recent, driver of wastewater irrigation expansion is that rapid urbanization has resulted in competition between irrigation needs and municipal demand with priority being given to the later. There is ever-growing sewage generation and use for irrigation turns out to be a convenient way for cities to dispose-off this otherwise unmanageable sewage. The third set of driving factors for expansion in wastewater irrigation is related to farmers’ convictions. Many farmers irrigate with wastewater despite having the option of freshwater irrigation because they are convinced that wastewater is: (a) more reliable and accessible throughout the year; (b) cheaper to lift; and/or (c) more profitable because of its nutrient value leading to higher yields and savings in fertilizer input costs. 61
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