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| Irrigation & Crop Area |
| Paddy under Irrigation Annual Progress |
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| Irrigation & Crop Area The Ministry of Agriculature and Irrigation has 14 insti- tutions under its jurisdiction and the Irrigation department, as having the largest staff force, constitutes an important department. [more] |
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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 featured in the table, see Table |
| The gross sown area has been increasing yearly as indicated
in the above data and through summer paddy remains around (1.2)million
hectare annually,rainfed paddy has been on the rise and has led an
overall increase in the cultivation of paddy annually. Similary the
scope of irrigable area made available by the Irrigation Department's
weir and tanks has gradually enlarged and stands at nearly (1.2) million
hectare currently. At present, over (80%) of the total summer paddy
crop area receives government irrigation. |
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