Sustainable Irrigation through Renovation of Pond: A Case Study on Change of Crop Production, Irrigation, Cropping Pattern and Cropping Intensity Level in Sub Himalayan Terai Region of India
Ganesh Das *
Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, 736165, West Bengal, India.
Sankar Saha
Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, 736165, West Bengal, India.
F. H. Rahman
ICAR - Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kolkata, 700097, India.
Surajit Sarkar
Uttar Dinajpur Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India.
Sujan Biswas
Dhaanya Ganga' Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Sargachhi, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.
Sandip Hembram
Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, 736165, West Bengal, India.
Prashanta Barman
Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, 736165, West Bengal, India.
Samima Sultana
Malda KVK, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India.
Bikash Roy
Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, 736165, West Bengal, India.
Bablu Ganguly
Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, 736165, West Bengal, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Terai region of West Bengal fall under high rainfall region but 90% rainfall occurs in kharif season and drought observed during rabi season. NICRA project started in the Cooch Behar District during 2011. The project area and plan of work were selected on the basis of participatory rural appraisal method. The experimental trial was conducted from 2011 to 2019. The objective of the experiment was to development of sustainable irrigation system through renovation of pond and its impact on crop production. It was found from the study that pond renovation has potential impact on increasing crop yield, cropping intensity, copping system and area of irrigation.
Keywords: Drought, irrigation, NICRA, experimental trial, sustainable, pond renovation, cropping intensity, copping system.