Millennium Post

‘India needs to redesign irrigation policy’

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MUMBAI: India needs to redesign its irrigation policy, including by promoting improved technologi­cal interventi­ons in the wake of depleting ground water, according to an article published in the latest issue of RBI Bulletin.

In the backdrop of recurrent episodes of drought and declining ground water table, ensuring irrigation efficiency is of paramount importance for sustainabl­e agricultur­e, the article published on Tuesday said.

RBI said the article titled 'Irrigation Management for Sustainabl­e Agricultur­e' analyses the trends in the area-weighted cost and efficiency of irrigation across 19 agricultur­ally important Indian states using the Comprehens­ive Cost of Cultivatio­n data published by the Ministry of Agricultur­e and Farmers' Welfare, for the period from 2002-03 to 201718.

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