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Land and Agriculture 37<br />
Table 1.3.18 Under Utilization of STW, DTW and LLP <strong>in</strong> Relation with Capacity<br />
Year<br />
Mode of<br />
Irrigation<br />
Nos. of<br />
Irrigation as Under Percentage of<br />
Area<br />
Equipment<br />
per Capacity Utilization Under<br />
Irrigated (ha)<br />
Operated Area (ha) Utilization<br />
2002 STW 893359 2355032 3573436 1218404 34.09<br />
DTW 23001 530291 558694 28403 5.08<br />
LLP 76985 623688 646782 23094 3.70<br />
Source : BADC (2002b)<br />
Note : 1. STW: Shallow Tubewell 2. DTW : Deep Tubewell 3. LLP : Low Lift Pump<br />
Table 1. 3.19 Irrigation by Different Mode<br />
Mode of<br />
Irrigation<br />
Year 2002 Year 2001 Year 2000<br />
No. of Irrigated % of No. of Irrigated % of No. of Irrigated<br />
Equipment Area (ha) Area Equipment Area (ha) Area Equipment Area (ha)<br />
Deep Tubewell 23001 530291.01 13.77 23182 538263.74 14.29 23536 529639.58<br />
Shallow Tubewell 893359 2355032.72 61.17 865213 2295066.85 60.94 707574 2122511.04<br />
LLP & Float<strong>in</strong>g 77007 628748.22 16.33 71328 611826.67 16.24 58058 581801.59<br />
Pumps<br />
Manually 20169 7460.21 0.19 22919 6536.09 0.17 67878 18650.72<br />
Operated Pumps<br />
Artisan wel 4785 5324.71 0.14 5321 34487.63 0.92 6123 28260.58<br />
Dug well/Natural 5975 286008.98 7.43 0 208331.35 5.53 13285 199150.99<br />
Traditional Method 88242 36901.47 0.96 130719 71735.10 1.90 135263 76516.05<br />
Total 1112538 3849767.32 100 1118682 3766247.43 100 1011717 3556530.55<br />
Source: BADC (2002a, 2002b)<br />
Table 1.3.20 Division-wise Irrigated Area<br />
Mode of<br />
Division<br />
Year 2002 Year 2001 Year 2000<br />
Irrigated Area % of Area Irrigated Area % of Area Irrigated Area % of area<br />
(ha) (ha) (ha)<br />
Dhaka 1058373.26 27.49 1046131.29 27.78 1001234.92 28.15<br />
Chittagong 470311.01 12.22 471701.70 12.52 404614.08 11.38<br />
Rajshahi 1465525.33 38.07 1454851.63 38.63 1303160.14 36.64<br />
Khulna 469222.56 12.19 453682.91 12.05 486864 13.69<br />
Barisal 99085.46 2.57 96748.92 2.57 83911.78 2.36<br />
Sylhet 287249.70 7.46 243160.98 6.46 276735.28 7.78<br />
Total 3849767.32 100 3766277.43 100 3556520.20 100.00<br />
Source: BADC (2002a, 2002b)