Group C Micro Irrigation Water Use Efficiency Chairman

Group C Micro Irrigation & Water Use Efficiency Chairman : Dr. S. K. Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner, DAC&FW Participating States : Twelve • Odisha, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh

Suggestions/Recommendations • Promotion of Micro irrigation system in participatory manner at Community Level/ FPO is feasible under those conditions where water source is common viz. , canal/river water, farm ponds, water storage structure/check dam, treated sewage water, under pressurize conveyance system. • Awareness of farmers and capacity building of officials • Demand of cost effective water soluble fertilizer for fertigation and assets for cleaning and flushing • Assistance for Automation (Sensor, Mobile, timer based etc. ) system in MI Scheme

Contd. . • Skills improvement Programs of rural youth for maintenance of MI system • Non utilization of funds in SC/ST category-Instead of census data landholding data • Provision for use of MI in small area viz. backyard farming • MI companies not providing maintenance after installation: states should enforce maintenance by MI companies • Cost norms for close spacing (1 mtr x 30 cm) and 60 cm x 40 cm for NER and Himalayan states

Tamil Nadu Initiative • First of its kind steps have been taken to bring Paddy crop under Micro Irrigation

Comparison of Rice – Conventional & Drip System Components Water Requirement Total Water Consumption By Flood Water Saving % Yield kg/ha % increase in yield Water use efficiency (kg ha/mm) Conventional method 1200 mm Drip 5. 04 Bcm 2. 94 Bcm 5200 48 5940 14 4. 33 9. 6 619 mm

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