Provides a comparative picture of irrigation and agricultural development in different districts of Uttar Pradesh
Provides detailed information along with illustrations on irrigation, crop land use patterns and crop productivity

Includes many details on the micro-irrigation technique as one of the most important aspects of agricultural water management in Uttar Pradesh

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Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Lata is presently working as Assistant Professor (Geography) in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur (India). She completed her Doctoral degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. She has published about a dozen articles in refereed journals mostly on the aspects of irrigation, water management and crop land use patterns, and also contributed papers in the fields of climate change, migration, female's education and occupational development. She has participated and presented papers in many national and international conferences and seminars. In 2017, she was awarded Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences by University Grants Commission, New Delhi. She also worked as Research Associate in Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi. During the session 2015-16, she taught to undergraduate students of geography in Women's College, A.M.U., Aligarh as Assistant Professor. She bears a goodknowledge of the application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.

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Foreword.- Preface.- List of Tables.- List of Figures.- Glossary.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. Profile of the Study Area: Uttar Pradesh.- Chapter 2. Sources of Irrigation: A Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 3. Patterns of Water Supply, Growth Trends in Irrigation Area and Irrigation Development.- Chapter 4. Agricultural Land Use Patterns.- Chapter 5. Measurement of Agricultural Productivity and Water Productivity of Crops.- Chapter 6. Impact of Irrigation on Agricultural Development: A Correlative Analysis.- Conclusions and Suggestions.- Bibliography.