Concept of command area development in India

Water is the most important in-put in the agricultural production sector for maximising Agricultural Productivity. The Command Area concept strategy evolved by the Government of India in 1974 has been very fruitful in utilisation of National Water Resources for increasing production and productivity to ensure 'Good Life' of the citizen of India.

Andhra Pradesh, a major water resource State in India has been very successfully adopting the Command Area strategy since 1974 to utilise its water resources to maximum advantage. This book by Mr. Sitapati explains the Concept of Command Area Development strategy in India with special reference to experience of Command Area Development in Andhra Pradesh.

The importance of integrated water management for higher productivity stressed in this book by the author is an original. contribution to quick National Water Resource Development in India. A unique experiment combing strategies of Integrated Water Management and Higher Agricultural Pro ductivity in Nagarjunasagar Project, a prestigeous project in the World as a whole-tried in Andhra Pradesh first, promises to be pace-setter for India and other developing countries.

Colossal wastage of irrigation water and the need to avoid this wastage and its rational and conservative use for higher agricultural productivity by integrated strategies including water management are stressed in this publication. It is hoped that this handy volume would be useful to irrigation engineers, agricultural scientists, specialists in agricultural credit sector. practising administrators, and all others interested in increasing agricultural production and scientific water and land use management methods."