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- Irrigation is the process of applying water to the crops artificially.
- Irrigation is derived from Latin the word for moist or wet.
- Based on research, the method of irrigation began from 3000 BCE.
- A well known fact in India about irrigation is that the first known ruler to introduce canal irrigation in India was Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
- Irrigation saves water, time, and money.
- It reduces weeds, fungus and plant diseases.
- It also preserves soil nutrients.
- One of many disadvantages is that it can lead to water overflowing.
- It has also been found that irrigation has led to drainage issues.
- It has changed the cropping pattern.
