Major irrigation project

Major irrigation project is a classification of irrigation projects used in India. A project with a cultivable command area of more than 10000 hectares is classified as a major irrigation project.[1] Before the Fifth Five-Year Plan, irrigation schemes were classified on the basis of investments needed to implement the scheme.[2] Since the Fifth Five-Year Plan, India has adopted the command area-based system of classification.[2]

The Bhavanisagar Dam in Tamil Nadu is an example of a major irrigation project
The Bhavanisagar Dam in Tamil Nadu is an example of a major irrigation project

References
  1. Majumdar, Dilip Kumar (2013). Irrigation Water Management Principles and Practice. Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited. ISBN 9788120348264. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. Dhawan, B.D. (30 September 1989). "Major and Minor Irrigation Works". Economic and Political Weekly. 24 (39): A117–A121. JSTOR 4395392.
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