Irrigation & Crop Area
Irrigation Areas by Type of Irrigation
 
Irrigation & Crop Area
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Irrigation & Crop Area
Land Use
Irrigated Areas and Multiple Cropping
Irrigated Areas by type of Irrigation
Paddy under Irrigation- Annual Progress







The provision of water for crop cultivation is
being made available under various systems,
and the progress achieved has been as follows:-
Sr.
Type
Years (hectares'000)
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
1.
 Canal
573
601
594
626
2.
 Tanks
201
232
241
251
3.
 Wells
(a) Engine driven
(b) Manual

81
53
28

89
62
28
98
68
30
100
68
32
4.
 Pumps
(a) Disel
(b) Electrical power
840
825
15
830
815
15
889
880
9
922
910
12
5.
 Windmills
1
2
1
1
6.
 Others
146
156
163
173
Total
1842
1910
1986
2073
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