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TECHNICAL ANSWERS TO THE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS

DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT-III

INISH MISHRA(15BCL0074)
RAHUL KESHARIYAR(15BCL0049)
SHUBHAM BAJPAI(15BCL0037)
SAI KRISHNA ABBURI(15BCL0058)
LAXMIKANTH REDDY(15BCL0187)
KANCHARLA ROHITH(15BCL0060)
MANIKANTA(15BCL0322)
M0HAN SAI(15BCL0066)
RAKESH BISHNOI(15BCL0001)
SURAJ PATIL(15BCL0047)

IDEAS FOR THE WORK METHODOLOGY

INTRODUCTION:
As we choose our topic about DRIP IRRIGATION and presented our review 1 based on some
research papers. So we need to discuss briefly about our project. We choose our topic as drip
irrigation because in our country we have to give importance to farmers because they are the
source of our need. Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil through various
systems of tubes, pumps, and sprays.Irrigation is normally used in areas where rainfall is
inconsistent or dry conditions or drought is expected.Drip irrigation is a micro irrigation method
in which the rate of water application is very low and without any pressure. i.e., drop by
drop.Drip irrigation is based on the basic concept of irrigation only the roots zone of crop ,
rather than the entire land surface on which the crop is grow,also known as trickle irrigation or
micro irrigation.
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IMPORTANCE OF DRIP IRRIGATION:

Drip irrigation is used byfarms,commercial green houses and residential green houses,for
cultivation in roof gardens,in shopping malls and embankments,in steep slopes

The main components of drip irrigation system are

 Water Source
 Pumping system
 Distribution system
 Drip tape (drip tube)
 Injectors
 Filtration system

SOME MAJOR ISSUES WITH DRIP IRRIGATION:

 High initial costs make the technology unfeasible for small and marginal farmers.
 Installation of a drip irrigation system requires an initial investment of up to Rs.
1,25,000 per hectare.
 High emitter clogging rates due to dust and salinity.
 The system requires proper filtration so that dust and other particles do not block the
small emitter holes.
 The process of applying and being approved for the subsidy however is complex and
involves numerous agencies.
 It requires a lot of technical and management skills for setting up and upkeep.

 Lack of technical support and follow up by the government, private companies and
NGOs may be a hindrance for adoption.

TYPES OF DRIP IRRIGATION:

1. INLINE TYPE
2. OUTLINE TYPE
3. SUBSURFACE
4. LOOP IRRIGATION
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Generally there is a misconception that drip can be used to the crops which needs less
amount of water.In those review we worked on how it can be used to the sugar cane and
mango crops as these are the crops which need very large amount ofwater.The PVC pipes
used during drip irrigation will get worn out during summers ; Lack of proper knowledge to
the farmers on drip irrigation.

So here we discussed about some importance of drip irrigation and in this irrigation majorly we
will focus on crops like SUGARCANE and MANGO because water is more needed for this
crops especially.

SUGARCANE:
Sub surface method of drip irrigation is a process where trenches are made and pipe lines are
laid under the soil just beside the roots of crop.This method of drip irrigation reduces the loss
and each and every drop of water is used by thecrop and there will be high probability of getting
more yield.This method also protects the PVC pipes from getting worn out.Though it cost a bit
high than normal drip irrigation system it has many advantages like more yield for crops
requiring more amount of water and protects PVC from damage.

MANGO:
In flood irrigation around the mango crop water is allowed to keep around the tree continuously
where the micronutrients present used by the tree to grow.This dilutes the micronutrients which
results in no proper growth which leads to decrease in qualitywhereas in drip irrigation we
provide loop drip irrigation system where PVC pipes are arranged around the tree in the active
region of roots which results in good yield of crop.
Drippers will be used in drip irrigation.There are drippers with different dimensions like
2lph(litres per hour),3.8lph,4lph,8lph.These drippers will be used according to the crop .For
mango and banana 8lph drippers will be used.For vegetable and flower crops 2lph,4lph drippers
are used.

So here we analyzed only two crops and some more crops are there. For every different crop
there will be different drip irrigation process and we have to analyze it. We have to do field visit
for our project also. By doing field visit we can get the exact information, remedies and what is
more important for drip irrigation, advantages and disadvantages can be find out here.