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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
For the first & second model of Drip Irrigation system as discussed above, the cost
of the drip system can be taken from above table. For other models, tthe otal cost
of irrigation infrastructure depends on the nature of lift infrastructure required,
extent of area & distribution network, level of automation, crop type etc. The third
& fourth model of Drip Irrigation is community-based, so other costs like training
& capacity building, requisite training hall, electrical infrastructure, adds some
more cost to DIS which depends on factors as described earlier. Average cost of the
lift infrastructure for the third & fourth model is about Rs. 150,000 & Rs. 250,000 /
ha.
FEASIBILITY EVALUATION
Considering the utilization of the same amount of water that is presently
being used for irrigation in river adjacent areas, about 50,00,000 ha area can be
brought under irrigation in a strip of 1 km on both sides of major rivers. Out of
this area, assume about 5% area is already under high commercial value crops
like Sugarcane, Banana, etc. The balance area may be brought under other
Horticultural crops like Mango, Sapota, Pomegranate, Tomato, Chillies, Potatoes,
Cabbage, Cucumber, Onion, Beetroot etc. Just for elaboration, we have assumed
some percentage of areas under different common horticultural crops as follows
and calculated the net returns & financial indices like Benefit Cost ratio / payback
period as follows.
Area proposed under different models for adoption of DIS
Particular % area Extent of
area (Ha)
App. Cost
/ Ha
Total cost (Cr)
Current area under DIS 5% 250,000 100,000 2,500
Individual area (type 1 & 2) 15% 750,000 100,000 7,500
Type 3 - Co-operative societies 30% 1,500,000 250,000 37,500
Type 4 - Govt CMI projects 50% 2,500,000 350,000 87,500
Total 100% 5,000,000 135,000
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