The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh voiced concern over climatic distortions which adversely affect the ground water table. He said, this is impacting crop productivity. Addressing the 5th Asian Regional Conference of International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage in New Delhi yesterday he sought greater synergy between agricultural and water policies.Dr. Singh said that in order to address the complex inter-relationships between different sectors of the economy, the government has formed the National Water Commission, which is among the eight missions part of National Action Plan on Climate Change.He cautioned that the climate change will have unpredictable consequences on water regime. There fore an action plan has been put in place which aims at increasing water use efficiency by 20 per cent. He noted this promotes basin level integrated water resources management. He said the target of doubling annual growth rate of agriculture to four per cent during the 11th Plan is the top priority of his government. Noting that efficient use of crop water can increase the gross irrigated area either by increasing the irrigated cropped area or the irrigation intensity, the Prime Minister said the second green revolution could come from technologies developed in the private sector.Describing farmers as principal stakeholders in agricultural water management initiatives, the Prime Minister said that the water related issues need to be addressed with full involvement of local people and taking into account the local conditions. The Minister for Water Resources Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal was also present on the occasion.