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3.1.1. Tank Irrigation
ucting a small bund of earth or stones built
used for irrigation.
area of the country has reduced from 14
-01, primarily due to increase in well and igation.
A tank is a water storage system developed by constr across a stream. The water impounded by the bund is
The ratio of tank irrigated land to the total irrigated per cent in the 1960-61 to about 4.6 per cent in 2000 tube well irrigation and partly due to fall in the tank irr
Figure: Tank Irrigation