The ongoing Minor Irrigation Program Of the state is one of the most outstanding
and spectacular program of the world which can hardly be undertaken only by the
single dept. or autonomous body on such a large scale. The total magnitude of the
Minor Irrigation Program of the state stands almost one third of all types of such
programs being implemented throughout the length and breadth of India. This program
has been evaluated as one of the biggest subscription in the irrigation filed of
the state. According to the latest data and field survey the contribution of the
Minor Irrigation Sources stands upto 77.90% of the total irrigated area of the state.
This program is implemented with the co-operation of the farmers for keeping their
irrigation sources completely fulfilled which is a phenomenal instance in Public
Private Partnership (PPP).
This program being implemented for meeting out the requirements of private irrigation,
can be understood while dividing the geographical land pattern of the state in two
categories-
Plain Area
The plain area of the state is Alluvial. Such Alluvial areas of plains where water
level is not very low/i.e. where water has not reached into the depth, shallow boring
is done upto the depth of 30 mtr from the surface level of the land this job being
simple and cheap. Such Alluvial areas where water level is in greater depth, medium
deep boring is performed from the range of 31 mtr to 60 mtr. The community tube
well scheme is implemented in such Alluvial areas where free of cost boring is not
possible .
Deep boring scheme is implemented in such Alluvial areas where water level has reached
more then the depth of 60 mtr.
Plateau/Table land Area
The scheme of Blast Well, Heavy Ring Boring, Construction of Deep Tube Wells, Well
boring by In-Well Ring, construction of check dam is implemented in the 7 district
of Bundelkhand and cross Yamuna rocky areas of Allahabad where irrigation has become
laborious and costly job.