Question

Which of the following is not an outcome of the irrigation projects in India?

• A. Increased salinisation of the soil
• B. Groundwater depletion
• C. Triggering floods due to loss of capacity in the reservoirs caused by sedimentation
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

• Irrigation is the method by which water is collected, stored and supplied controllably when required by artificial means.
  
• All the given options like increase in salinization, groundwater depletion, etc., are not the outcome of irrigation projects. But sometimes reservoirs may result in floods due to loss of capacity in the reservoirs caused by sedimentation.