Environmental and Water Resources in Developing Countries: Development of Micro Irrigation Facility at Parsoda Village
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
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India is developing country among the world. Most of the people in India depend on agricultural industry. Near about 70% population depends on agriculture. Hence, India's development mostly depends on development of agricultural sector. But it is very difficult to construct big dams across the rivers due to environmental damage and protest of farmers against acquisition of land. Also major or medium irrigation project cannot provide the irrigation benefit to every farmer. Due to scarcity of water for irrigation, one lac farmers did suicide in last ten years in India. If the micro irrigation facilities are provided then there will be considerable recharge of ground water aquifer take place. It will create agricultural reform without causing natural hazard. The present paper deals with development of micro irrigation facility at Parsoda village, district Aurangabad, Maharashtra State in India. In this project micro irrigation techniques like farm pond, earthen bunds are used for development of irrigation facility, near about 3500 acres of agricultural land is benefited due to micro irrigation technique with minimum expenditure.
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Agriculture
- Business management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Developing countries
- Infrastructure
- Irrigation
- Irrigation engineering
- Irrigation water
- Land use
- Practice and Profession
- Project management
- Urban and regional development
- Urban areas
- Water (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water resources
- Water supply
- Water supply systems
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