Alarm for irrigation
After the independence, thinkers, policy makers and planners gave importance to irrigation in agriculture. More than half of total output in agriculture was and is given to irrigation. If we see the table below, we can clearly analyze the situation of increasing scenario.
Year Gross sown Net sown Gross irrigated Net irrigated Cropping intensity (%)
area area area area
51-52 133234 119400 23180 21049 111.6
61-62 156209 135399 28460 24884 115.4
71-72 165186 139721 38430 31546 118.2
81-82 176750 141928 51412 40503 124.5
91-92 182244 141490 65097 49867 128.8
95-96 186561 142215 71510 53508 131.2
During my visit to villages especially Saurashtra and Coastal areas, I noticed that recently they have more than enough water to irrigate their crops. Whoever has the facility of irrigation, they are using water like anything. Even in coastal area, they knows the critical issue about the effect of saline water on land, they are using water more than they need. I have also experienced that now farmers want easy methods and precaution for farming.
We all who involve in rural development should now concentrate on using water efficiently in agriculture than providing irrigation facility. We should give training on different training on irrigation methods, micro irrigation and aware them about the importance of water and land resources.
Otherwise the balance will be disturbed and we who are referred as development people will be identified as destructive people.
Year Gross sown Net sown Gross irrigated Net irrigated Cropping intensity (%)
area area area area
51-52 133234 119400 23180 21049 111.6
61-62 156209 135399 28460 24884 115.4
71-72 165186 139721 38430 31546 118.2
81-82 176750 141928 51412 40503 124.5
91-92 182244 141490 65097 49867 128.8
95-96 186561 142215 71510 53508 131.2
During my visit to villages especially Saurashtra and Coastal areas, I noticed that recently they have more than enough water to irrigate their crops. Whoever has the facility of irrigation, they are using water like anything. Even in coastal area, they knows the critical issue about the effect of saline water on land, they are using water more than they need. I have also experienced that now farmers want easy methods and precaution for farming.
We all who involve in rural development should now concentrate on using water efficiently in agriculture than providing irrigation facility. We should give training on different training on irrigation methods, micro irrigation and aware them about the importance of water and land resources.
Otherwise the balance will be disturbed and we who are referred as development people will be identified as destructive people.
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