Water Scarcity in Chhattisgarh

Located at Raipur to identify efficient cropping systems for Chhattisgarh and Raipur, rice -be seem was identified to be more efficient and most suited for Chhattisgarh, with highest wheat - grain-equivalent yield (13 479 kg/ha/year), system productivity (36.93 kg/day/ha), stability (0.90), energy production (39.2 × 106 K cal/ ha), land-use efficiency (71%), nutrient use productivity (94.93 kg grain/kg nutrient), net monetary returns (Rs 62 526/ha/ year), profitability (Rs 171.3/ha/day) and benefit: cost ratio (Rs 4.68). Deficit irrigation in some areas may decrease yield but can increase production if land availability is not a constraint.