Irrigation

Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for over 50 per cent of India’s population and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of the country. Agriculture and allied sectors accounted for 19.9 […]

Agriculture is one of the major consumers of groundwater in India due to the absence of volumetric supply of water. The increasing dependence on groundwater has already led to its depletion, resulting in water woes […]

Over the past few years, the irrigation sector has gained traction, with greater focus on multipurpose irrigation projects and infrastructure creation through a number of government’s flagship programmes. Besides the government-increased investment in the irrigation sector, […]

Micro-irrigation has been gaining prominence over conventional flooding methods of irrigation. It is gradually emerging as a demand-driven technology. During 2020-21, the area covered under micro-irrigation systems reached 0.87 million hectares, of which drip irrigation […]

Water scarcity is reaching a new level in India and is expected to get further aggravated in the near future. Farmers are facing a lot of difficulties in cultivating crops given  reduced water availability in […]

Over the past few years, the government has been making concerted efforts for expanding irrigation and ensuring efficient management of water resources in the country. It has launched several flagship initiatives such as the Pradhan […]

The concept of irrigation storage structure refers to a water storage system created by building tanks, cisterns, reservoirs and dams to hold enough water to meet irrigation demand while also minimising seepage and evaporation losses. […]

Irrigation equipment constitutes a major portion of the Indian agricultural equipment market. Typically, equipment constitutes 12-15 per cent of the total cost of an irrigation project. According to India Infrastructure Research estimates, the current market […]

Over the past few years, the irrigation sector has gained traction with greater focus on major, medium and multipurpose irrigation projects. The government has made concerted efforts towards infrastructure creation through various flagship initiatives such […]

Over the years, the government has been making concerted efforts towards the efficient management of water resources through various flagship initiatives such as the PradhanMantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana (PMKSY), the Interlinking of Rivers [ILR] Programme, and the Command […]

Agriculture is one of the major consumers of groundwater in India due to the absence of volumetric supply of water. The increasing dependence on groundwater has already led to its depletion, resulting in water woes […]

Given the need to increase productivity while saving water, advanced methods of irrigation will play a key role in the future of Indian agriculture. As per the Economic Survey 2018-19, states such as Tamil Nadu, […]

Equipment typically constitutes 12-15 per cent of the total cost of an irrigation project. According to India Infrastructure Research estimates, the current market size for equipment pertaining to the irrigation sector is approximately Rs 1.12 […]

According to NITI Aayog’s concept paper on Draft Model Public-Private Partnership Policy Guidelines in Integrated Micro Irrigation in India, the non-availability of government funds is the key reason to push for private investment in micro-irrigation. […]

The irrigation sector is the largest consumer of water in the country. The sector is, however, burdened with issues such as poor water use efficiency, less than optimal utilisation of irrigation potential, low coverage of […]

On September 25, 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit comprising 17 sustainable development goals, the global goals to end poverty, reduce inequality and injustice, and tackle climate […]

The country’s irrigation sector continues to witness long delays in implementation of projects. Several projects have been languishing for years leading to cost and time overruns. A case in point is the Polavaram irrigation project […]

Since the formation of the new state of Telangana, the state government has accorded the highest priority to the irrigation sector. The government is striving hard to ensure that all the districts reap near equitable […]

Tamil Nadu is endowed with 3 per cent of the country’s water resources. It receives an annual rainfall of 925 mm. The state has 34 river basins divided into 17 major river basins and 127 […]