Rapid assessment of the flood situation at Tilak Tajpur Panchayat in Sitamarhi, Bihar

Agriculture, an important sector of our economy accounts for 14 per cent of the nation’s GDP and about 11 per cent of its exports. India has the second largest arable land base (159.7 million hectares) after US and largest gross irrigated area (88 milion hectares) in the world. Rice, wheat, cotton, oilseeds, jute, tea, sugarcane, milk and potatoes are the major agricultural commodities produced. More importantly, over 60 per cent of the country’s population, comprising several million small farming households, depends on agriculture as a principal income source and land continues to be the main asset for livelihood security. 

Agriculture

Food and Nutrition

Climate and Weather

Rainfall and other forms of Precipitation

Contamination, Pollution and Quality

Biological Pollution

Drinking and other Domestic Uses

Droughts and Floods

Ecology and Environment

Governance

Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector

Panchayati Raj Institutions

Health

Rural Water

Sanitation and Hygiene

Surface Water

Rivers

Sustainability

Water Management

Rural Sanitation

Technology

News and Articles

Presentations

Political

Bihar

Sitamarhi District

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