Explanation:

 Rajasthan is an agrarian state, where eighty percent of the total population resides in rural area and largely dependent on agriculture as the source of their livelihood. The economy of state is mostly depended on agriculture. 22.5 percent of state’s GDP comes from agriculture. Recognized as the largest state of India, Rajasthan has cultivated area of almost 20 million hectares but due to some unavoidable circumstances on 20% of the total cultivated area is irrigated. This really is a tense situation.
The weather is arid and hot. Large portion of terrain is dry. Droughts are common in Rajasthan and state has experienced some severe droughts in last few decades.