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per cent in 1980-81 to 42 per ~ent in 1998-99, followed by further jump to 70 per<br />

cent in 1999-2000. This has resulteJ in thin spread <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> financial resources am<strong>on</strong>g<br />

the remaining projects.<br />

The trends in ph~ sical achie\"L'mcnt show that irrigated area expansi<strong>on</strong> has<br />

ta~cn<br />

place <strong>on</strong>ly in four protccts. \ iz.. Periyar Valley, Pamha. Kallada <strong>and</strong><br />

Kuttiadi. Thcre was no potential ~rcated<br />

in five irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects. VIZ.,<br />

\lu\atlUpul.ha valle\". Idamalayar. Karapuzha, Meenachil Rivcr valley <strong>and</strong><br />

('hamravattom. inspltc <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>siderahk tinancial invcstment over the years.<br />

As re\ eat.:d h\ the l<strong>and</strong> usc statistics in Kerala, the net sown area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

state has incr.:ascd h\ ahout :;2 per cent frpm I n milli<strong>on</strong> ha. in 19:i~ to ~.27<br />

miliulIl ha III 1997. \\hile the gnmth In nct Irrigated area in the st:.lte \\as <strong>on</strong>ly<br />

9.R7 per cent p\ er tlllle I he cwppinc Intensity has increased from II R pcr ccnt<br />

to I:; I per ccnt. \dllch IS dhovc the natipnal a\'cragc Howevcr. the high nopping<br />

intensity In the state mJ\ not he a purc effect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong>. Because, most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

projects represent Im\ Irrigati<strong>on</strong> ratios as well as the specific l<strong>and</strong> use pattern <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

the state. characterised hy predominance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> plantati<strong>on</strong> crops with high density<br />

planting.<br />

Though the ,tatlstics <strong>on</strong> net Irrq,!a\(:d arL'~1 <strong>and</strong> inl

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