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Levelling

 Levelling helps in bringing undulated field left over after

puddling into levelled field.
 To maintain uniform depth of water in main field
 To increase water use efficiency by maintaining shallow
depths of water upto panicle initiation stage.
 Maintenance of shallow water depth is possible only when
the land is perfectly levelled.
 Shallow planting is possible only at shallow water depth
which helps in better seedling establishment which helps in
term for early tillering.
 Better utilization of nutrients by managing uniform depth of
water through out the field
 Perfect levelling helps in complete draining of water –
facilitates easy harvesting of crop without loss of grain.
 If a pulse is sown after paddy uniform establishment of
pulse crop can be achieved
 Oxygen diffusion is more uniform
 Reduction of deep percolation of water and inputs to a
certain extent.