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This chapter deals with patterns of water supply, growth trends in irrigated area and its development in different regions of the state by taking account the data of 20 years period that ranged from 1995–1996 to 2014–2015. Growth rates per annum in irrigated area through different sources of irrigation and for irrigated crops were also computed for each district by applying ‘Least Square Method’. Further, a comparative picture of intensity of irrigation was presented afterwards the levels of irrigation development were assessed applying the Composite Z-Score method for the study.
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For making development plans, the state of UP has been divided into four economic regions-Western, Central, Eastern and Bundelkhand by the Planning Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh. The first three regions form parts of the Ganga plain , while Bundelkhand belongs to the southern plateau. Western region comprises 27 districts covering an area of 79,832 km2 and a population of 74.3 million in the year 2011. It is distinct from other regions of the state in demographic, economic and cultural point of view and has experienced rapid economic growth due to the Green Revolution. The central region comprises 10 districts, with an area of 45,834 km2 and 35.9 million populations, whereas eastern region covers an area of about 85,845 km2 with population of 79.8 million and segmented into 27 districts. About seven districts form Bundelkhand region which occupies 29,417 km2 area with population of 9.6 million.
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Warabandi system is based on rotational irrigation to farmers at sub-outlet level. ‘Wara’ means ‘week’ and ‘bandi’ means ‘fixation’ of turns. Under this system, water is made available to each farmer in the command of an outlet level for a specific period in proportion to the size of his holding and according to the schedule of turns of the farmers prepared in advance. In the year 1980–1981, Government of India established 45 Command Area Development Authorities (CADA) for 75 irrigation projects.
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Lata, S. (2019). Patterns of Water Supply, Growth Trends in Irrigation Area and Irrigation Development. In: Irrigation Water Management for Agricultural Development in Uttar Pradesh, India. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00952-6_4
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