Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
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Facilitate and incentivize transition from a chemical system
of farming to totally organic farming through non-pesticide
management
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Bring in training and exposure to improve productivity, harvesting,
grading, value addition, and marketing through the FPOs as an
organic produce
MANDATORY MICRO-IRRIGATION PRACTICE
Micro-irrigation has been effective with respect to reduced water
consumption and increased yields of produce of any crop. Most of the
time, with flood irrigation plant roots suffers either due to saturation
or moisture stress which results in monotonous plant growth and yield.
In drip irrigation with daily water application to root zone of crop, the
soil moisture is maintained at nearly field capacity. Due to frequent
application and optimum moisture levels in the root zone (i.e. with
favorable moisture conditions all the time), the plant grows well and
yields good produce with better quality. Comparison of flood irrigation
and drip irrigation in Table 3 substantiates these mentioned advantages.
TABLE 3: COMPARISON OF FLOOD AND DRIP IRRIGATION
Particular
Conventional
Flood Irrigation
Drip Irrigation
Water Use Efficiency Less than 40% Above 80%
Fertilizer Use Efficiency Very low Excellent
Labor Requirement High Low
Weed Emergence Very high Rare
Leaching and Deep
Percolation
Surface Runoff and Soil
Erosion
Very high
Liable
Nil
Nil
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