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Irrigation Source of India

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The various irrigation sources may be classified into river, tank and well irrigation systems.

India

Large perennial rivers have facilitated the development of river irrigation extensively in many states, particularly in UP, AP, Punjab, Haryana, MP, and Rajasthan. Well irrigation is predominant in UP, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh. Copious supply of water from underground springs, within manageable depths, facilitates the development of lift irrigation.

River irrigation systems of India

India has been divided into six basins for the assessment of the available water Resources.

Precipitation (M.ha.m.) (1m ha m=370 tmc)
S.No.	Basins	Total	Runoff
i)	Indus basin (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej)	19.8	7.9
ii)	Ganga system (Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Gogra, Gandtak, Kosi)	108	49
iii)	Brahmaputra system (Brahmaputra, Subansiri, Manas, Teesta)	62	38
iv)	East coast (Cauvery, Krishna, Godavari, Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Damodan)	132	41
v)	West coast (Tapti, Narmada, Mahi, Subarmathi)	60	31
vi)	Rajputana region (Rajasthan)	4.9	-