Development_of_Irrigation_10_Slides.pptx

DEVELOPMENT OF IRRIGATION IN
INDIA AND BENEFITS OF
IRRIGATION
PRESENTED BY: NEERAJ
ROLL NO. 22CV01

INTRODUCTION
• IRRIGATION IS THE ARTIFICIAL APPLICATION OF WATER TO CROPS TO SUPPORT
THEIR GROWTH. INDIA'S DEPENDENCE ON IRRIGATION HAS EVOLVED OVER
CENTURIES, ENSURING AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY.

ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL IRRIGATION
PRACTICES
• • ANCIENT TECHNIQUES: CANALS, TANKS, AND STEP WELLS.
• • CHOLA, MAURYA, AND MUGHAL PERIODS SAW EXTENSIVE
IRRIGATION NETWORKS.
• • IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES LIKE THE GRAND ANICUT.

COLONIAL PERIOD AND MODERN ERA
• • BRITISH INTRODUCED LARGE-SCALE CANAL SYSTEMS.
• • POST-INDEPENDENCE: FOCUS ON LARGE DAMS AND IRRIGATION PROJECTS.
• • EMPHASIS ON TECHNOLOGY AND EFFICIENT WATER MANAGEMENT.

MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS
• • BHAKRA NANGAL DAM
• • HIRAKUD DAM
• • SARDAR SAROVAR DAM
• • INDIRA GANDHI CANAL

IMPORTANCE OF IRRIGATION
• • ENSURES RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY FOR CROPS.
• • IMPROVES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD SECURITY.
• • MITIGATES IMPACT OF DROUGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS
• • ENHANCES RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND REDUCES MIGRATION.
• • SUPPORTS AGRO-BASED INDUSTRIES AND EMPLOYMENT.
• • PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
• • PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA (PMKSY)
• • ACCELERATED IRRIGATION BENEFITS PROGRAMME (AIBP)
• • PROMOTION OF MICRO-IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES.

CHALLENGES IN IRRIGATION
• • UNEQUAL WATER DISTRIBUTION AND SCARCITY.
• • HIGH COST OF MODERN TECHNIQUES.
• • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND GROUNDWATER DEPLETION.

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