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agricultural land of the village is completely under irrigation, and thus, the net irrigated area of the village is much higher than the district and state averages
(Table 16.2).
The net irrigated area in Assam as a whole and the Baksa district is only 6.77%
and 12.81% of the net sown area, respectively, while it is 100% in the case of
Chaulkara village.
Fig. 16.3 Traditional canal network of Chaulkara village
S. Saha et al.