CBSE Questions for Class 10 Biology Sustainable Management Of Natural Resources Quiz 6 - MCQExams.com

The arrival of the British changed the local irrigation systems as, local interventions managed by local people assured that the basic minimum requirements for both agriculture and daily needs were met throughout the year. The conception of large scale projects – large dams and canals traversing large distances were first conceived and implemented by the British and carried on with no less gusto by our newly formed independent government. But, these mega-projects led to the neglect of the local irrigation methods, and the government also increasingly took over the administration of these systems leading to the loss of control over the local water sources by the local people.

Thus, the correct option is 'All of the above'.