IJHAF | Geospatial Analysis of Irrigation Challenges and Opportunities in Jharkhand

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Geospatial Analysis of Irrigation Challenges and Opportunities in Jharkhand

Rajkaran Shukla , Surajbhan Singh

International Journal of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food science(IJHAF), Vol-7,Issue-4, July - August 2023, Pages 1-5, 10.22161/ijhaf.7.4.1

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Article Info: Received: 29 Jun 2023; Received in revised form: 31 Jul 2023; Accepted: 07 Aug 2023; Available online: 14 Aug 2023

Abstract:

Agriculture has been the principal livelihood alternative of mankind to begin stationary human development and water was of primary significance for field crops after soil. Customary watering of plants gave enlargement of homestead items, which lead to the introduction of the possibility of irrigation. Steadily the procedures of irrigation advanced from customary to present day with proper method of time diffused various pieces of the world. Irrigation is characterized as the counterfeit utilization of water to soil for consistently providing the dampness basic for plant development. It achieved in various ways by flooding, wrinkles, spreading, by applying water underneath the land surfaces by sub-irrigation. Irrigation is firmly identified with various physical and social viewpoints. Indian agriculture history goes back to certain centuries and Chakulia, has been rice bowl for Jharkhand. Ranchi is one of the most famous city and district of Jharkhand. From the goes back, the economy of the district was agrarian and irrigation was the parts and package of the livelihood of the general population. The present research has been completed dependent on issues and prospects of irrigation in the district. The prime goals of the study are I) Finding out the determinants of irrigation, ii) Examining the Spatio-worldly variety of irrigation, iii) Exposing the effect of irrigation on agriculture and economy of the rancher, iv) Identifying the issues identified with irrigation in the district and v) studying the irrigation accessibility both surface and ground water in the district.

Keywords:

Irrigation, centuries, exchangeable, classifications as indicated, Horticulture

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