alleryIn Uttara Kannada, who gained from subsidised pump sets?
AFuelwood sellers
BSmall rice farmers
COrchard owners
DForest guards
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Orchard owners
1. After rural electrification, free power and subsidised pump sets were offered.
2. These were mainly used by orchard owners to irrigate betel nut in the dry season.
3. The water table fell, so smallholders lost their second rice crop.
_Source: NCERT Habitat and Learning position paper, 3.8 Publicly Accessible Database_
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