irrigation developement in india
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PERCENTAGE OF WATER USED BY CATEGORY
irrigation; 37%
livestock; 1%mining and oil
&gas; 1%public supply; 12%
thermoelectric power; 41%
aquaculture; 2% domestic; 1% industrial; 5%
LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN OF INDIA
Total geographical area : 328.72M haArea under forest : 70.007 M haCultivable area : 180.35 M haNet cultivated area : 141.10 M haNet Area sown : 139.932 M haArea under non : 100. 45 M haagricultural useAverage of Land Holding :80 % farmers have < 1.4 ha
RAINFALL
Average Annual Rainfall - 1170 mm
Maximum Average Annual Rainfall - 11000 mm(Cherrapunji)
Minimum Average Annual Rainfall - 100 mm(Western Rajasthan)
LAND UTILIZATION PATTERN IN TAMIL NADU
Total geographical area : 13.006 m ha
Area under forest : 2.125 m ha
Total cropped area : 5.140 m ha
Net area sown : 4.544m ha
IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
Potential Created as % of Ultimate Irrigation Potential
201057%
199243%
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Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture
India (in thousand hectares) 2009-10
Net sown area;
140021Net ir-rigated area; 63254
Rain-fed
area; 76767
Tamilnadu(in thousand hectares) 2009-10
Net Sown Area ; 4892
Net ir-rigated Area ; 2864
Rainfed area; 2028
Gap between gross cropped area and gross irrigated area has not reduced since the first Five Year Plan [Source: Economic Survey, February 27, 2015
1950-51 1990-91 2000-01 2009-10 2010-110
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gross cropped areagross irrigated areaarea sown more than once
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LAND USE CHANGES DURING LAST TWO DECADES (AREA IN MHA)
year Agricultural land Net sown area Non agril. uses
1980-81 185.15 140.29 19.59
1990-91 185.18 142.99 19.39
2000-01 183.45 141.34 23.75
2009-10 182.46 140.02 26.17
PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY
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1951 1991 2001 2025 2050
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Water Stress Line
Water Scarcity Line
PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY
1951 1991 2010 2025 2050
36.1 84.63 115.7 133.3 158.1
3008
128.3
938814
687
population (crore) average water resourses (m3/person/year)
WATER USE – CHANGING TRENDS OF THE FUTURE
Present Scenario Likely Scenario for 2050
Use Percentage Use Percentage
Agriculture 83% Agriculture 68%
Industry 5% Industry 9%
Domestic 5% Domestic 7%
Others 7% Others 16%
REFERENCES
• Hydrology and water resources information system
for India
• Ministry of agriculture
• www.ibef.org
• Ministry of water resource, www.mowr.nic.in
• Agricultural statistics at a glance 2014
• Government of India