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CCSAP Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

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Lakh Ha.<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

Figure 4.6: Composition <strong>of</strong> Net Irrigation (Stacked) by Sources- coastal<br />

Andhra<br />

1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53<br />

Years (1955-56 as year 1)<br />

Canals Tanks Wells Other Sources<br />

Source: Compendium <strong>of</strong> Area and Land Use Statistics <strong>of</strong> Andhra Pradesh –Directorate <strong>of</strong><br />

Economics and Statistics, GoAP<br />

(i) The growth <strong>of</strong> irrigation in coastal Andhra is quite different to the other<br />

two regions. In this region, canal irrigation has been the pre-dominant source<br />

right from 1955-56 up to the present time. Canal irrigation has increased from<br />

11 lakh hectares to 13 lakh hectares. Tank irrigation has shown some reduction<br />

from 4 lakh hectares to around 2.5 lakh hectares, and there is also considerable<br />

increase in well irrigation from a negligible value in 1955-56 to around 5 lakh<br />

hectares. The total net irrigation in this region is around 23 lakh hectares.<br />

(ii) A comparison <strong>of</strong> the changes in net irrigated area, in the three regions,<br />

irrespective <strong>of</strong> the sources, is shown below:<br />

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