Group C
Micro Irrigation & Water Use Efficiency
Chairman : Dr. S.K. Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner, DAC&FW
Participating States : Twelve
•Odisha, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh
Suggestions/Recommendations
•Promotion of Micro irrigation system in participatory manner at
Community Level/ FPO is feasible under those conditions where water source is common viz., canal/river water, farm ponds, water storage structure/check dam, treated sewage water, under pressurize conveyance system.
•Awareness of farmers and capacity building of officials
•Demand of cost effective water soluble fertilizer for fertigation and assets
for cleaning and flushing
•Assistance for Automation (Sensor, Mobile, timer based etc.) system in MI Scheme
Contd..
• Skills improvement Programs of rural youth for maintenance of MI
system
• Non utilization of funds in SC/ST category-Instead of census data
landholding data
• Provision for use of MI in small area viz. backyard farming
• MI companies not providing maintenance after installation: states
should enforce maintenance by MI companies
• Cost norms for close spacing (1 mtr x 30cm) and 60cm x 40cm for
NER and Himalayan states
• First of its kind steps have been taken to bring Paddy crop under Micro Irrigation
Tamil Nadu Initiative
Comparison of Rice – Conventional & Drip System
Components Conventional
method Drip
Water Requirement 1200 mm 619 mm
Total Water Consumption By
Flood 5.04 Bcm 2.94 Bcm
Water Saving % 48
Yield kg/ha 5200 5940
% increase in yield 14
Water use efficiency
(kg ha/mm) 4.33 9.6
Sugarcane
Groundnut
Banana Groundnut
Sugarcane Banana
