Question

Bamboo drip irrigation is common in which state of_________?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Karnataka

Answer 1

Hint: The state is bound towards the south by the Bangladeshi divisions of Mymensingh as well as Sylhet, towards the west by the Bangladeshi division of Rangpur, and towards the north and east by India's State of Assam. The capital of this state is Shillong.

Complete answer:
The bamboo drip irrigation system is generally based over the gravity and the steep topography of the Meghalayan hills that helps to facilitate the flow of water through the network. Bamboo culms are basically cut longitudinally in half along with their length and these portions are considered as the channels as well as diversions with the help of which the water flows.
Water which is from an uphill source is tapped and then led into the main bamboo channel. After that the main bamboo channel runs for about hundreds of meters while in few cases even for some kilometres. Water diversion devices are generally made from bamboos that are of lesser diameter as compared to the main channel and are utilized to divert the water to secondary as well as the tertiary bamboo networks.
These networks have about 4 or 5 diversion stages themselves that are called sub-channels which gradually lead the water towards the lower elevation to the base of the plants. Example- In Blake Garden present in Kensington California, water is basically collected from the rooftop and then stored in a 200- gallon cistern. Water flows from the cistern with the help of a network of bamboo channels and then irrigates plants in a greenhouse. This refers to an example of an urban setup of the bamboo drip irrigation system.

Thus, Option C is the correct answer.

Note:
Bamboo Drip Irrigation System refers to a 200 years old traditional system of tapping stream and spring water with the use of bamboo pipe and transporting water from higher towards the lower regions by the means of gravity.