Well and Tube well Irrigation :
- Ganga – satluj plain from Punjab to West Bengal in North India.
- The black soil area of Maharashtra is also suitable for well irrigation.
- The deltaic areas of the South are also irrigated by wells.
- The irrigated areas by wells in Tamil Nadu are spread in a triangular shape between
Chennai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli.
78.4% of net irrigated area in Gujarat, 70.5% in Uttar Pradesh, 69.6% in Goa, 67.9% in
Rajasthan, 61.3% in Punjab, 61.2% in Maharashtra and 54.2% in Madhya Pradesh are
irrigated by wells and tubewells.
Problems of Well and Tubewell Irrigation :
- This means of irrigation is not suitable for dry regions.
- Irrigation by pumps sets is hindered because of the failing of electricity.
- In several areas the groundwater level has gone down because of too much
exploitation of water.