■ On 24 th February 2020, the Bihar Government presented its Economic Survey 2019-20 in the Legislative Assembly. This is the 14 th Economic Survey, the first survey was presented in 2006-07 .
■ Agro-Climatic Zones Bihar falls in the Agro Climatic Zone IV , which is called Middle Gangetic Plains Region . Based on rainfall, temperature, soil and terrain, the state is divided into three agro-climatic zones, these are:
■ In Bihar, the water area constitutes about 3.6% of the total geographical area . On average, the state receives annual rainfall amounting to 1000 mms , the bulk of which comes from the south-west monsoon .