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

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<strong>Revitalization</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> In <strong>India</strong><br />

<strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> Recommendation<br />

DRIP IRRIGATION<br />

Drip irrigation is an advanced method <strong>of</strong> irrigation where<strong>in</strong> water is delivered<br />

directly at the root zone <strong>of</strong> crops at frequent <strong>in</strong>tervals <strong>in</strong> a controlled manner<br />

through a close-conduit pipe network. In drip irrigation, generally irrigation is<br />

given on a daily basis to fulfil the day-to-day crop water requirement. As water<br />

is conveyed through the network <strong>of</strong> pipes & delivered precisely only at the root<br />

zone <strong>of</strong> crops, the conveyance losses or <strong>in</strong>field application losses are almost<br />

nil, enabl<strong>in</strong>g an overall application efficiency as high as 90-95%. While <strong>in</strong><br />

conventional flood irrigation, water is allowed to flow through open canals and<br />

field channels and to spread <strong>in</strong> the entire area <strong>of</strong> irrigation, irrespective <strong>of</strong> cropped<br />

and uncropped area / root zone. As this is uncontrolled water application through<br />

porous soil media, most <strong>of</strong> the water gets lost due to evaporation, run-<strong>of</strong>f, deep<br />

percolation, etc, result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> overall irrigation efficiency as low as 40-60%.<br />

Annexures<br />

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