Activities and achievements of ground water department, Andhra Pradesh
Abstract
Andhra Pradesh with a total geographical area of 2,744 lakh sq.kms is the fifth largest State with a population of 60.50 million (1991 census). About 73 percent of the population depends mainly on agriculture. Out of the total geographical area of 2744 lakh sq.kms, about 53 percent is cultivable land. The Committee on the examination of ground water resource and irrigation potential has estimated that the ultimate irrigation potential of the state by utilizing ground water is 4.40 million hectares, of which only 1.92 million hectares is realized so far.
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