Government of Tamil Nadu

Department of Economics and Statistics

Season and Crop Report 2005-06

SUMMARY TABLES
B - SOURCES OF IRRIGATION AND AREA IRRIGATED 

(in Numbers)

Sources 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02
1. Canals          
a a) Government * 2393 2389 2293 2284 2284
  Length in k.m 9735.9 9735.9 9633.1 9622.1 9622.1
b b) Private 2 2 2 2 2
  Length in k.m 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
2. Reservoirs 71 71 71 71 68
3. Tanks          
  a) with Ayacut of 40 ha. and above 7933 7933 7529 7529 7529
  b) with Ayacut of less than 40 ha. 32386 32386 31837 31837 31837
  Total 40319 40319 39366 39366 39366
4. Wells          
  i) Tube Wells & Others - a) Govt. 1181 1169 1201 1938 1933
  b) Private 289430 250684 216695 190097 170220
  Total (a+b) 290611 251853 217896 192035 172153
  ii) Open wells - a) Govt. 670 670 710 1994 1987
  b) Private 1642651 1607854 1597828 1650030 1650021
  Total (a+b) 1643321 1608524 1598538 1652024 1652008
  Total No.of Wells ( i+ii ) * 1933932 1860377 1816434 1844059 1824161
5 No. of Wells used for Domestic Purposes 658778 661998 660391 667856 662079
6 No. of Wells not in use 180298 139556 189600 204050 187519
  NET AREA IRRIGATED BY (in Ha.)
  i) Government Canals 799601 753259 448955 613583 800707
  ii) Private Canals 560 560 503 560 596
  iii) Tanks 575352 465355 384960 422313 536706
  iv) Wells : a) Tube Wells & Others 381441 315629 304136 242824 237359
  b) Open wells 1155367 1084765 994491 1019936 1211264
  v) Other sources 7224 17630 14628 10674 14325
  TOTAL 2919545 2637198 2147673 2309890 2800957

* - Difference is due to third minor irrigation census


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