LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 9 September 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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A Rehabilitation of Irrigation Tank through
Sustainable Agriculture Productivity –
A Case Study in Bahour Commune at Puducherry Region

P. Zearamane, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate
R. Sivakumaresan, Ph.D.

Abstract

Tank irrigation systems of India are century old. Most of the tanks have, over time, degraded into open access resources due to weak property relations. About 2% of the tanks in the tank less intensive region and 67% of the tanks in the intensive region have become non-operational. The tank irrigation system have provided support for the livelihood of the rural communities and have to be restored and conserved as an economic assets, especially for the poor and marginalized communities in the under developed areas. The tank irrigation system has a special significance to the marginal and small-scale farmers who make a very large number essentially depending on tank irrigation system. Development of tank irrigation system not only increases the storage capacity, it also protects and conserves the environment and contributes to village livelihood security.

The objective of this study is to improve tank irrigation and sustainable agriculture productivity and decrease the deep dependency of tupewells and thus the arrest the sea water intrusion. Hence this paper concludes that tank irrigation system is very much important for achieving long term sustainability of agriculture productivity.

Key words: Rehabilitation, Tank Irrigation, sustainability.

Tank irrigation system contributes significantly to agricultural production in the parts of South and Southeast Asia, especially in south India and Sri-Lanka. Tank irrigation system has a long history and many currently used tanks were constructed in the past centuries. In India, the largest concentration of tanks is found in the three southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of Pondicherry, which account for nearly 60% of India’s tank-irrigated area. Tank irrigation system are the traditional irrigation common situated in many parts of Indian sub-continent to capture monsoon runoff in the arid and semi arid areas. Tank systems, developed ingeniously and maintained over the centuries, have provided.

Insulation from recurring droughts, floods, vagaries of the monsoon, and offered the much needed livelihood security to the poor living in fragile semi-arid regions. Conserving the tank eco-systems for Minerals multiple uses such as irrigation, domestic and livestock use and groundwater recharge is a way to provide a safety net to protect the livelihood of millions in a semi-arid India. These tanks have many special features.

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P. Zearamane, (M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Annamalai University
Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram
Tamilnadu
India
jaybahour@yahoo.co.in

R. Sivakumaresan, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Economics
Annamalai University
Annamalainagar
Tamilnadu
India
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