Question : CULTIVABLE ARABLE LAND IN BIHAR AND JHARKHAND



(a) the total cultivable/arable land in Bihar and Jharkhand States; and

(b) the area under flood-prone and drought-prone in the above States?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)


(a): The total cultivable/arable land in the State of Bihar including Jharkhand is 92.3 lakh ha.

(b): The estimated flood prone and drought prone areas are 42.6 lakh ha. and 44.4 lakh ha. respectively.