This document discusses the future scope of drip irrigation in India. It provides background on drip irrigation, including its definition as a method that saves water by slowly dripping it to plant roots, and the history of its development starting in the 1860s in Germany. The document also outlines the components of a drip irrigation system, advantages like water and fertilizer savings, disadvantages like sensitivity to clogging, and challenges like the need for better farmer awareness and training. It notes the current government policy in India provides 40% subsidy for micro irrigation systems.

1. Future scope for drip irrigation in India
Presented by,
Pravin sawant

2. What is drip?
History of drip irrigation.
Drip irrigation system
Present drip irrigation situation of India
Comparison
Crop productivity India verses world
State wise drip irrigation
Advantages of drip irrigation
Disadvantages of dip irrigation
Issues and challenges
 government policy
Conclusion
Contains

3. What is drip ?
 It is an irrigation method
 that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to
the roots of plants, either onto the soil surface or directly onto
the root zone, through a network of valves, pipes, tubing,
and emitters.
 It is done through narrow tubes that deliver water directly to the
base of the plant.

4. HISTORY OF THE DRIP IRRIGATION
• Modern drip irrigation began its development in Germany in 1860
• The usage of plastic to hold and distribute water in drip irrigation was later
developed in Australia(1920) by Hannis Thill.
• Usage of a plastic emitter in drip irrigation was developed in Israel by Simcha
Blass and his son Yeshayahu
• The first experimental system of this type was established in 1959 by Blass who
partnered later (1964) with Kibbutz Hatzerim to create an irrigation company
called Netafim.
• Together they developed and patented the first practical surface drip irrigation
emitter.
Simcha blass

8. Drip irrigation system

14. Advantages of Drip Irrigation:
1. Maximum use of available water.
2. No water being available to weeds.
3. Maximum crop yield.
4. High efficiency in the use of fertilizers.
5. Less weed growth and restricts population of potential hosts.
6. Low labour and relatively low operation cost.
7. No soil erosion.
8. Improved infiltration in soil of low intake.
9. Ready adjustment to sophisticated automatic control.
10. No runoff of fertilizers into ground water.
11. Less evaporation losses of water as compared to surface irrigation.
12. Improves seed germination.
13. Decreased to tillage operations.

15. Disadvantages of Drip Irrigation
• In spite of the fact that drip irrigation has so many potential benefits ,
they’re a certain limitation also, there are as follow:
• 1. Sensitivity to clogging
2. Moisture distribution problem
3. Salinity hazards
4. High cost compared to furrow.
5. High skill is required for design, install and operation.

16. Awareness in farmer
• For a speedy growth of micro-irrigation, a special package scheme can
be introduced where priority can be given in providing bank loan for
digging wells and electricity connection (pump-set) for those farmers
who are ready to adopt micro irrigation for cultivating any crop
• Except in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, no other state has
separate state sponsored schemes for promoting micro-irrigation as
of today. All other states have been operating schemes mainly with
the support of Central government (which is known as centrally
sponsored schemes), which started in 1990-91.
• Training facilities for farmers are essential to increase the adoption of
micro irrigation

17. Issues and challenges
• A survey of landscape professionals and homeowners had "drip irrigation"
as the highest maintenance of irrigation systems; it requires constant
monitoring.
• Most maintenance people are not familiar with drip system repair,
maintenance or even simple scheduling – there are too many different
systems. And less familiar are home-owners.
• For most efficient use, systems require pressure regulation (usually
pressure reduction); a bit of information rarely shared at purchase.
• Often shoddy products. (There are quality products available but that's
not usually what people are looking for with "drip" systems – usually people
are seeking a cheaper irrigation solution).
Provides no cooling effect for plants during hot spells.

18. Government policy and subsidy
• Micro irrigation scheme (Drip system) is Centrally Sponsored Scheme
under which out of the total cost of the System, 40% will be borne by
the Central Government, 10% by the State Government and the
remaining 50% will be borne by the beneficiary either through his/her
own resources or soft loan from financial
(http://agricoop.nic.in/horticulture/micro_guidelines.htm)

20. References
• (http://agricoop.nic.in/horticulture/micro_guidelines.htm
• Indian horticulture base
• I.C.A.R Delhi,