POLICY INITIATIVE

Microirrigation

To bring more area under irrigation, it has become necessary to introduce new irrigation techniques viz Micro & Sprinkler Irrigation for economizing the use of water and increase productivity per unit of water.  This technology also arrests water logging and secondary salinization problems of the canal command areas and check the receding water table and deteriorating water quality in the well command areas. The estimated potential of Micro/ Sprinkler Irrigation Technology in the country is 27 & 42.5 Million hectares respectively. It is proposed to implement a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, on Micro Irrigation during the Tenth Five Year Plan covering an area of 1.5 million hectares under  drip irrigation and 0.5 million hectares under sprinkler irrigation.

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