Table 6.5
Types of groundwater irrigation schemes (1986–2014)
Year
Deep
tubewells
% to Total GW
Irrigation Schemes
Shallow
tubewells
% to Total GW
Irrigation Schemes
Dug
wells
% to Total GW
Irrigation Schemes
Total No. Groundwater
irrigation Schemes
1st MI Census
(1986–1987)
81,007
1.31
1,884,219 30.42
4,227,821 68.27
6,193,047
2nd MI Census
(1993–1994)
227,070
1.97
3,944,724 34.22
7,354,905 63.81
11,526,699
3rd MI Census
(2000–2001)
530,194
2.87
8,355,692 45.16
9,617,381 51.98
18,503,267
4th MI Census
(2006–2007)
1,441,782
7.30
9,114,884 46.14
9,199,551 46.57
19,756,217
5th MI Census
(2013–2014)
2,618,792 12.76
9,117,493 44.43
8,785,599 42.81
20,521,884
Source: Report of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th M.I. Census, MOWR, GOI
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