Introduction to Irrigation
Engineering
Irrigation
Irrigation
It is the of of
to the in accordance with
throughout the
for of crops
Necessityof Irrigationin India
based
•Maximize
&
distribution of rainfall
•Improvement of crop
of crops
/ Winter Crop
Necessityof Irrigationin India
&
Advantagesof Irrigation
• Increase in Food Production
• Optimum Benefits
• Elimination of Mixed Cropping
• General Prosperity
• Generation of Hydro-electric power
• Domestic Water Supply
• Facilities of Communications
• Inland Navigation
• Afforestation
Advantagesof Irrigation
• Optimum Benefits
• General Prosperity
• Facilities of Communications
• Inland Navigation
Disadvantagesof Irrigation
• Water Pollution due to nitrate
• Rise of water table
• Colder and Damper Climate →marshy lands→
mosquito breeding
• Water-logging due to Over-Irrigation
• Expensive and Complex
Types of
Irrigation
Surface
Irrigation
Flow
Irrigation
Perennial
Irrigation
Flood
Irrigation
Lift
Irrigation
Subsurface
Irrigation
NaturalSub-
Irrigation
Artificial
Sub-
Irrigation
Techniquesof waterdistribution tofarmsin India
• Free Flooding
• Border Flooding
• Check Flooding
• Basin Flooding
• Furrow Irrigation Method
• Sprinkler Irrigation Method
• Drip Irrigation Method
Free Flooding
Border Flooding
CheckFlooding
Basin Flooding
Furrow Irrigation
SprinklerIrrigation
Drip Irrigation
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Introduction to Irrigation Engineering