alleryStart learning →Intensive canal irrigation in the Indira Gandhi command area has caused which twin environmental problems?
AFrost and hailstorm damage
BLandslides and tsunami waves
CWaterlogging and soil salinity
DEarthquakes and river floods
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Waterlogging and soil salinity
1. Greening reduced wind erosion.
2. But waterlogging and soil salinity emerged.
3. This hampers sustainability of farming.
_Source: syllabus India People and Economy, Chapter 9, Planning and Sustainable Development in Indian Context._
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