The 'command area development' (CAD) programme under irrigation projects aims to:
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Only construction of main canals
Bridge gap between potential created by dams/canals and actual utilisation by developing field channels, levelling, and on-farm works
Only study water quality
Dam safety inspection only
Correct Answer
B. Bridge gap between potential created by dams/canals and actual utilisation by developing field channels, levelling, and on-farm works
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CAD programme: ensures irrigation potential created by dam/canal is actually UTILISED. Activities: field channels (watercourses), land levelling, consolidation, on-farm development (OFD), lining of watercourses, drainage. Without CAD: gap between irrigation potential created and actually utilised remains. Government provides subsidies for OFD works.
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