A critical analysis of irrigation sources from 1966 2010 a case study of the Yamuna belt

Abstract

This study is precursor to analysis of irrigation sources Yamuna belt of Haryana from year 1966-2010. It focuses on impact of irrigation on agriculture in Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat and Sonipat districts. This study different irrigation sources like rainfall, tubewell, canals in the Yamuna belt districts. The reveals that irrigation souces is not optimally utilized which lead to wastage or over exploitation of water resources. This has not only impacted the reduction in availability of ground water recources but also affected the agriculture. Therefore it is important to make judicious use of all kinds of irrigation sources. Rainfall can be best utilized by collecting the run off. Groundwater can be saved by proper metering the tubewells as well as using sprinkler technologies. Scheduling of canals can bring the best utilization of water and reducing the wastage of groundwater. Thus optimal utilization is important for long term sustainability of agriculture and water resouces. However this requires the serious intervention of farming community and governing authorities in conjunction with each other. newline