Water 1 Any land anywhere can be used to harvest rainwater
The fundamental reason: extend the fruits of the monsoon
The basic principle: Catch water where it falls
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Statistics

Statewise irrigated area as per the source of irrigation: 1981-82 and 1992-93 (thousand hectares)

Territory Canal Tank Well Other Total
1981-82 1992-93 1981-82 1992-93 1981-82 1992-93 1981-82 1992-93 1981-82 1992-93
India 15,678 17,084 3,296 3,243 18,613 26,538 2,444 3,236 40,031 50,101
Andhra Pradesh 1,756 1,727 1,045 729 786 1,411 105 162 3,692 4,029
Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - - 24 36 24 36
Assam 363 362 - - - - 210 210 572 572
Bihar 1,170 934 100 128 996 1,701 735 581 3,001 3,344
Goa - 8 - - - 15 13 - 13 23
Gujarat 421 557 40 26 1,690 2,056 5 3 2,155 2,642
Haryana 1,183 1,359 - -1 1,056 1,239 10 29 2,248 2,628
Himachal Pradesh 2 9 1 1 4 6 86 83 92 99
Jammu and Kashmir 290 288 3 2 3 2 12 19 307 311
Karnataka 580 903 321 257 402 725 167 309 1,471 2,194
Kerala 106 107 57 48 - 66 77 114 240 335
Madhya Pradesh 1,084 1,686 135 177 1,000 2,322 202 590 2,421 4,775
Maharashtra 871 562 - 385 1,154 1,348 - 175 2,025 2,470
Orissa 801 938 207 298 207 834 - - 1,215 2,070
Punjab 1,323 1,365 - - 2,073 2,398 12 98 2,408 3,861
Rajasthan 946 1,428 85 207 1,827 2,804 45 32 2,903 4,471
Tamil Nadu 901 851 739 629 1,045 1,201 25 17 2,709 2,698
Tripura 26 29 2 8 5 11 5 2 38 50
Uttar Pradesh 3,203 3,239 186 84 5,882 7,638 271 361 9,541 11,322
West Bengal 628 717 373 263 444 712 239 219 1,684 1,911
Source: Anon 1997, Directory of Indian Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, p 66.

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