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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
There are different models for drip irrigation possible in the areas
adjacent to a river. Considering the land ownership and holdings, types of
plantations, available resources like electricity in close vicinity, etc., there
could be four major models for adoption of drip irrigation as follows:
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Individual farmers with own Lift Irrigation infrastructure.
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Individual farmers with own water sources (open / bore wells) in
adjoining areas.
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Co-operative lift irrigation schemes
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Govt. Lift Irrigation Projects
In a project where such large scale adaptation in a contiguous area
is mentioned, the drip irrigation models that can be adopted may be 3
and 4. The third model is already implemented in parts of Maharashtra
and northern Karnataka where Farmers’ Cooperatives lift water from
the rivers to irrigate their land with a shared infrastructure. The old
cooperative lift irrigation schemes use conventional flood irrigation
methods for infield water applications. But recently active schemes have
begun to adopt drip systems for their entire command area. In such
schemes, water lifting infrastructure like pump house, distribution
network, etc., is common, while for infield the water application system is
owned by the farmers.
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