Indian Irrigation in Transition - Tushaar Shah
Indian Irrigation in Transition - Tushaar Shah
Indian Irrigation in Transition - Tushaar Shah
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cubic km /year<br />
300<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
India is the world’s largest user<br />
of groundwater <strong>in</strong> agriculture <strong>in</strong> the world.<br />
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010<br />
US W.Europe Spa<strong>in</strong><br />
Mexico Ch<strong>in</strong>a India<br />
Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka<br />
Vietnam Ghana South Africa<br />
Tunisia<br />
India has over 20<br />
million irrigation<br />
wells. We add 0.8<br />
million/year.<br />
Every fourth<br />
cultivator owns an<br />
irrigation well; nonowners<br />
depend on<br />
groundwater<br />
markets.<br />
Increas<strong>in</strong>g irrigation<br />
<strong>in</strong> canal and tank<br />
commands is with<br />
Pumped water
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