Water Management Approach for the FCD Schemes

Initially the primary objective of the FCD schemes was to increase agricultural production. However, in the course of time, the agricultural needs have changed. Due to alteration of hydrological conditions within the schemes, the irrigation coverage is increasing and more lands are brought under HYV Rice cultivation, which demands a careful water management in order to maximize the output. Many of the FCD schemes have been built quite a long time ago, consequently there is a need for improvement of the water management practices and to a certain extent modernization to meet the requirements of integrated water management.