For intensive work in a particular area, a suitable block of land 

 such as a watershed will be selected. A project will be prepared 

 for this area, indicating all the works of land development that are 

 needed for the reclamation of the land and the measures that have to 

 be taken for securing its best utilisation. This is known as the 

 project method. 



It is not however proposed to wait for the results of such en- 

 quiries before taking action. For most areas it is known roughly 

 what types of works are needed. A separate scheme is put up for 

 each type of work to be constructed. These works are dealt with 

 below under two main heads viz. (1) Irrigation Works and (2) Soil 

 Conservation or other Works. 



6. Irrigation Works. The present position in respect of 

 irrigation is that only some 5 million acres are irrigated 3 million 

 acres from canals, l million acres from wells and one million acres 

 from tanks. 



The extension of the canal system is primarily a matter 

 for the Irrigation Department but the agricultural staff will be 

 closely associated with these proposals. 



Tube wells will be constructed at places and the scope 



for the construction of more tube wells will be ascertained by trial 

 borings (Scheme 1.1.) 



Help will be given to agriculturists for the construction and 



equipment (with Persian Wheels) of new masonary surface 



wells and for the repair and improvement of existing wells 



(Scheme 1.2). 



Similar work will be taken up in respect of tanks (Scheme 1.3). 



Dams will be constructed at ... .places on streams etc. so as 

 to utilise the water so conserved for irrigation and provided with 

 water lifting pumps (Scheme 1.4). 



It is hoped by these measures to increase the irrigated area from 



5^ to million acres in the next five years and to increase the 



double cropped area from 3 to million acres in the same 



period. This is likely to result in an increased production of. . . .ton? 

 a year. 



7. Other minor works. These include works for the conser- 

 vation of soil and moisture and the prevention of erosion. They are 

 best carried out in connection with the execution of projects for selec- 

 ted blocks .of land. But, for some areas, certain types of work 

 can be taken up independently of the projects. In particular, 



