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Methods of Irrigation with the help of bucket full of water.
(a) Traditional methods of irrigation : Earlier Water can be drawn in from the nearby
instead of machines human labour or well.
animals were used for the purpose of Rahat :
irrigation. Some different methods used which oxen or buffalo or camel is used
earlier include : to pull water out of the well. This water
Moat (or Pulley system) : is then evenly spread over the fields.
and broad ditch filled with water. A Thus, it is also called as level system.
pulley is used to draw water from it.
Moat aids in conservation of water too.
Rahat
Moat System
(b) Modern methods of irrigation :
Chain pump :
containing a number of dipps forming a (i) Sprinkler system :
chain. One part of the chain remains Design : It consists of a central pipe to
dipped in water. As the chain is started which a number of pipes are attached with
water trapped between the disks is nozzles fixed at right angles to them.
discharged from the top. Working : Water is drawn from a pump to
the central main pipe.
Water from main pipe is distributed to
several connected pipes.
Chain Pump
Dhekli :
In turn the water is sprinkled out through
which fields are irrigated by the water the nozzles attached with the pipes.
which is poured in by men or women
Sprinkler system Drip system
Dhekli
Hybridization is the technique used for developing new varities of crops by cross breeding of two different varieties.
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