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DAIRYING IN GUJARAT

A Statistical Profile

2013

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Part VII:

AGRICULTURE

TABLE VII.9: Net Irrigated Area under Different Sources of Irrigation

(‘000 ha)

Particulars

1992-93 1997-98 2003-04 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2010-11

Net Irrigated Area

2,643

3,058

3,388

3,907

4,233

4233

4,233

Net Sown Area

9,674

9,852

9,722

9,966

10,302 10,302

Gross Sown Area

11,156

11,421

11,495

12,211

11,637 12,247

Sources

(net irrigated area)

Canals

557

636

600

778

771

Tanks

Wells and Tube Wells

2,056

2,368

2,737

3,024

3,303

Other Sources

114

SOURCE: India Harvest (CMIE) and Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India.

TABLE VII.10: Major River Basins of Gujarat

Rivers

Origin

Length

(km)

Catchment Area

(sq km)

States Falling in the

Catchment Area

Sabarmati

Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)

371

21,674

Rajasthan and Gujarat

Mahi

Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)

583

34,842

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

and Gujarat

Narmada

Amarkantak (Madhya

Pradesh)

1,312

98,796

Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and

Maharashtra

Tapi

Betul (Madhya Pradesh)

724

65,145

Madhya Pradesh,

Maharashtra and Gujarat

SOURCE: Hydrology and Water Resources Information System for India, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee.

TABLE VII.11: Medium River Basins of Gujarat –West-flowing Rivers with Catchment Area

Rivers

Village/District

(origin)

Length

(km)

Catchment Area

(sq km)

Ozat

Kathiawar

128

3,189

Shetrunji

Dalkania

182

5,514

Bhadar

Rajkot

198

7,094

Aji

Rajkot

106

2,139

Dhadhar

Panchmahals

135

2,770

SOURCE: Hydrology and Water Resources Information System for India, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee.

TABLE VII.12: Distribution of River Basins across Regions

Regions

No. of River Basins

Gujarat Mainland

Saurashtra Region

Kachchh Region

SOURCE:

http://guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in/ .

Accessed on 4

November, 2013.