A Case Study of the Drip and Sprinkler Water Irrigation System in India

Water is becoming increasingly scarce worldwide and more than one-third of the world population would face absolute water scarcity by the year 2025. The worst affected areas would be semi-arid regions of Asia, the Middle-East and sub-Saharan Africa, all of which are already having a heavy concentration of population living below poverty line. The situation in India is also critical, where absolute water scarcity is already affecting a substantial part of the population and this proportion is increasing rapidly. Much of the water scarcity in India is due to spatial variation in demand and supply of water