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Percentage (According to 2001-02) of irrigated land in total cultivated land

State Percentage

Punjab

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh

Tamil Nadu

94.74

83.32

70.41

52.82

The Planning Commission has divided the irrigation planning in India into three
kinds :
Major Irrigation Project :in cultivable command areas of 10,000 hectare or more.

Medium Irrigation Project :cultivable command areas of 2000 hectare or more but
less than 10,000 hectare.

Minor Irrigation Project :cultivable command areas of less than 2000 hectare.