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Continuous tubewell irrigation in Green Revolution areas has led to:
ADepletion of the water table
BMuch heavier rainfall
CNoticeably cooler summers
DRising soil fertility
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Depletion of the water table
1. Groundwater is pumped faster than it refills.
2. Chemical fertilisers also hurt the soil.
3. So the water table has fallen.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 Economics, Chapter 1, The Story of Village Palampur._
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