Irrigation In India

Kamal Singh Lecturer in Economics GCCBA 42 , chandigarh

‡ Irrigation is very important for Agriculture ‡ It Serves as Primary Input for raising Agricultural Productivity

Type of Irrigation Projects

‡ Minor Irrigation Project: Project which Involved
expenditure less than Rs 25 Lakh ‡ Medium Irrigation Project: Project which Involved expenditure between Rs 25 Lakh and 5 crore ‡ Minor Irrigation Project: Project which Involved expenditure more than 5 Crore

Importance of irrigation
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ Irregularities of Monsoon Unequal Distribution of Rainfall Period of Rainfall Intensive Cultivation More Crop Production Waste land Control Over Flood

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Control Over Famine Economic development Useful for pastures Commercial Farming

Means of Irrigation Of India

Problem of irrgation
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ Low Productivity Increase in cost of Irrigation Project Under Utilization of Irrigation Potential Loss of Irrigation projects Salinity and water logging Regional imbalances Irregular facilities

Suggestions
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ Optimum Utilization of Projects/Sources Proper maintenance Solving river water disputes Stress on minor Irrigation projects Drip Irrigation Sprinkler Irrigation Rain water harvesting