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In the state. While Thrissur district covers II per cent each <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the area <strong>and</strong><br />

producti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paddy. Ernakulam covers about 12 pcr cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> area <strong>and</strong> 10 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

producti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paddy. The share <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Thiruvananthapuram district in area <strong>and</strong><br />

producti<strong>on</strong> is below 3 per cent (GOK. 1998).<br />

While the three <strong>on</strong>going projects, viz., Kallada, Kanjirapuzha <strong>and</strong> Pazhassi<br />

were started during the Third Five year plan. rest <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the projects were started during<br />

the 1970s <strong>and</strong> 19805. Unlike the case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> completed irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects, the <strong>on</strong>going<br />

schemes show a better spread in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> geographical coverage J .<br />

It is evident that a str<strong>on</strong>g infrastructure base <strong>for</strong> irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>development</strong> was<br />

created through a network <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> large-scale canal based irrigati<strong>on</strong> systems in the state.<br />

While the completed schemes ha\e created an irrigati<strong>on</strong> potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 181363 ha .. the<br />

partially irrigati<strong>on</strong> commissi<strong>on</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> <strong>on</strong>-going irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects are expected to<br />

generate a potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 265370 ha. <strong>on</strong> completi<strong>on</strong>. Thus the 101al irrigati<strong>on</strong> potential<br />

expected 10 be generated through the major/ medium irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects in the state<br />

would be a little under half a milli<strong>on</strong> ha.<br />

1 This appears to be the most important aspect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>development</strong> in the state. While<br />

the completed schemes have been planned in accordance with the regi<strong>on</strong>-specific factors<br />

determining water dem<strong>and</strong>. alloc

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