A Comparative Study of Conventional Method of Irrigation and Drip Method of Irrigation in Tirunelveli District

M Jayameenakshi

The performance of the Indian economy depends largely upon the performance of the agriculture sector, which contributes nearly one –third of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Within the overall strategy of agricultural growth, irrigation is a major for modernizing Indian agriculture. Such irrigation resources are limited and the water use efficiency as well as agricultural productivity is low. Hence Micro irrigation in general and drip irrigation in is the most efficient method of irrigation was introduced in India in the year 1987. In this paper a comparative study of conventional and drip method of irrigation in Tirunelveli district has been studied in terms of resources use and production. Hence the policy should be focused on the promotion of drip irrigation in those regions where we find scarcity water and .