Pragnya IAS · Map 72 · People & economy
India: distribution of sugarcane map study
Explain the cane map’s two hearts — the Gangetic north and the irrigated Deccan — and their rivalry.
STUDY NOTE 1
The northern belt
UP leads cane area on the Gangetic plain, but yields and recovery (sugar content) lag because of heat, frost risk and shorter crushing seasons.
STUDY NOTE 2
The southern advantage
Maharashtra’s irrigated black soils give higher yields and recovery; cooperative sugar factories built rural industry there — a model case study.
STUDY NOTE 3
A water-hungry crop
Cane needs heavy water; its spread into dry Maharashtra and Marathwada through irrigation raises groundwater and drought-equity questions.
Map reading task
Compare UP and Maharashtra cane on yield, recovery and institutional form; give one sustainability concern.
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What does this india: distribution of sugarcane lesson explain?
UP leads cane area on the Gangetic plain, but yields and recovery (sugar content) lag because of heat, frost risk and shorter crushing seasons.
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