Strengthening of
existing canal systems
Participatory Irrigation
Management (PIM)
There is a need for renovation & modernization of old canal systems, to improve the
water use efficiency by enhancing the area under coverage and bridging the gap between
irrigation potential created and potential actually utilized. Performance Benchmarking of
all major and medium irrigation projects has been completed and Water Auditing is taken
up as a diagnostic tool, so that the impact of efforts put in can be measured and
corrective action can be taken. Uptill now, strengthening of canal systems in 2,30,000
hectare area has been completed. The ERM works in one lac hectare command area of
existing irrigation projects are targeted to be
completed during the year 2012-13.
Maximum gains in water use efficiency can only be made with the use of better
management practices. Keeping this concept in view, the State Government has decided
to bring the maximum possible command area under Participatory Irrigation
Management to ensure that irrigation water is distributed efficiently and equitably in the
command area and that it is used efficiently through Participatory Management.
As of today, about 4.35 lac hectare area is covered under PIM. It is planned to cover
50,000 hectares under PIM during 2012-13.
Lift Irrigation in Tribal areas
Micro irrigation
Tribals residing along the periphery of large reservoirs like Ukai, Kadana etc. do not have any
source of water. In order to provide them irrigation facilities, it is planned to construct 101
lift irrigation schemes covering 9147 hectare area under irrigation from these reservoirs.
As a step towards
demand side management,
the State has taken up initiative for
regulating water use for agriculture by spreading micro irrigation technology. Gujarat
Green Revolution Company (GGRC) was established in 2005 to expedite promotion of
micro irrigation. Instead of providing financial assistance only, GGRC also motivates and
guides the farmers for adoption of micro irrigation, helps farmers in selection of crop and
deciding layout of micro irrigation system, ensures third party supervision during
installation of the system and maintains and ensures trouble free operation for 5 years.
Uptill now about 4.4 lac hectare area is covered under
micro irrigation since the scheme was launched and
it is proposed to cover 2.5 lac hectares in the current
year.
