Question

Name the different sources of irrigation in Karnataka.

Answer 1

The sources of water for irrigation can include surface water sources, groundwater sources, municipal water supplies, grey-water sources, and other agricultural and industrial process wastewaters.

Answer 2

There various sources of irrigation in Karnataka which include Canals, Wells and Tube Wells, Tanks and Rivers.

Out of these sources, Rivers play the biggest role in Irrigation in Karnataka.

Rivers annually produce on an average, approximately 3,475 Thousand Million Cubic Feet of water in Karnataka.

These Rivers include Krishna River, Cauvery River, Godavari River, West Flowing River, North Pennar and South Pennar.