Every Agricultural Field in the Country to have Irrigation Facility in the Next Ten Years Uma Bharti Inaugurates National Convention of Presidents of Water Users' Associations on Participatory Irrigation Management

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has said that every agricultural field in the country will have irrigation facility in the next ten years. Inaugurating the National Convention of Presidents of Water Users Associations (WUAs) on Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) here today, the Minister said availability of water for utilization needs to be augmented to meet increasing demands through efficient use of water in all the sectors. She said the issue of Water Use Efficiency is recognized as being very important for water security in the coming years. Irrigation sector accounts for about 80% of total water use and therefore, it is imperative that water use efficiency is much more important in case of irrigation projects.