Irrigation in Bharat Nirman
Irrigation is one of the 6 components of Bharat Nirman.
Bharat Nirman envisaged 10 million hectares of additional irrigation capacity to be created by 2009 as follows:
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Irrigation in Bharat Nirman |
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Goal |
Target |
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Completion of ongoing Major & medium Irrigation Projects |
4.2 |
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Minor irrigation schemes |
2.8 |
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Enhancing utilization of completed projects 2.0 Mha |
2.0 |
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Ground water development in area with unutilized ground water potential (for benefit of small and marginal farmers and Tribals & Dalits) |
1.0 |
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All Values Million Hectares. Source: Bharat Nirman Document |
Total |
10.0 |
Originally written on
June 10, 2011
and last modified on
November 22, 2013.