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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
Major fruit crops suggested in the model
As the entire system of irrigation to be followed is drip, it is better we go for
banana for initially two years along the drip line in between any two pomegranate
or guava at a spacing of 9 feet. The additional expenditure and income obtained
are given in (b-1). Vegetable is not recommended as too many drippers are to be
made in each line which will affect the life of the drip system.However, during
rainy months, leguminous vegetables can be grown as rainfed crops which are
not included in calculating the income. Growing of banana is good as it leaves lot
of biomass which contains > 3.0 % of potash which is good for all our fruit crops
(Lahava and Turner, 1983; Nalina et al., 2000a and 2000b).
6. PACKAGES OF PRACTICES TO BE FOLLOWED
In this model, scientific based package of practices suggested by the ICAR –
research institutes and State Agricultural Universities are blended in such away
the farmers will get good yield at the same time the soil fertility is also protected
for sustaining the land for future generation. The use of drip system of irrigation
is also made mandate in this model in view of its multi-fold benefits. The
packages of practices to be followed for the fruit crops handled in these models are
appended vide Annexure –I.
550 Annexures