IWRA (India) Journal (Half Yearly Technical Journal of Indian Geographical Committee of IWRA)
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Key developments in indian irrigation sector

  • Author:
  • Sabarna Roy
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 32 to 35

Business Development, Applications Technology, Engineering and Strategy Department Senior Vice President, Electrosteel Group, Kolkata, India

Online published on 1 October, 2020.

Abstract

The key developments in Indian Irrigation sector have been presented by briefly discussing the following topics: 1. Present Indian Irrigation Challenges and Way Forward. 2. Regulatory Interventions in Water Sector in India (Maharashtra’s Example). 3. Roles and Activities of Maharashtra Water Resource Regulatory Authority (MWRRA). 4. Major Achievements of MWRRA. Indian National Committee On Irrigation and Drainage (INCID). 5. Irrigation, Command Area Development and Micro Irrigation in India. 6. Flood Management and Its Measures. 7. Capacity Building.

Keywords

Irrigation, Developments, MWRRA, INCID, CWC, Water efficiency, Flood forecasting, Sus-tainability, Micro-Irrigation