Question

Jayant Patil Committee is related to:

  1. control of floods
  2. control of plant diseases
  3. the development of scanty rainfall area
  4. the expansion of hydel power generation capacity

Answer:

Option C: the development of scanty rainfall area

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “the development of scanty rainfall area”.

The Jayant Patil Committee, appointed by the Government of Maharashtra, was tasked with addressing issues related to the development of areas with insufficient rainfall, particularly focusing on water conservation and resource management in drought-prone regions.