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Environmental Implications of Indira Gandhi Canal in Thar Desert, India International Journal for Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation ISSN: 0975 — 6272 XI (SP2): 178 — 182 www.essence-journal.com Original Research Article Environmental implications of Indira Gandhi Canal in Thar Desert, India Tembhurne, Sayelli; Pareek, S.K.; Kanwar, Priya and Saini, Aruna Central Ground Water Board, Western Region, Jaipur Corresponding Author: [email protected] A R T I C L E I N F O Received: 05 July 2020 | Accepted: 15 August 2020 | Published Online: 30 September 2020 EOI: 10.11208/essence.20.11.SP2.142 Article is an Open Access Publication This work is licensed under Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©The Authors (2020). Publishing Rights @ MANU—ICMANU and ESSENCE—IJERC. A B S T R A C T The Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP) is a multi-purpose project which was built to provide fresh water to semi-arid regions of Western Rajasthan and to rejuvenate the Thar region, and it has many positive socioeconomic impacts. IGNP irrigation project has been a boon for economic upliftment of the people in the area and has turned drought affected area into a green bowl. However, the environmental impacts of this new canal water supply have mainly been negative. The economic boon gave rise to many environmental implications such as water logging, deterioration in quality, soil salinity, siltation of canal by sand, water born diseases. The xeric biodiversity of the region is also under threat, to the point of extinction of some species. Occurrence of water logging conditions in command areas and emerging scenario of ground water drought conditions in other parts, calls for judicious management of available water resources. With time, the floral and faunal composition of the region has also changed. Thus the steps taken to improve the economic condition have become the cause of environmental destruction. To overcome these environmental issues use of surface and groundwater in effective proportions using latest techniques is essential. K E Y W O R D S IGNP | Biodiversity | Socio-economic conditions | Environmental implication C I T A T I O N Tembhurne, Sayelli; Pareek, S.K.; Kanwar, Priya and Saini, Aruna (2020): Environmental Implications of Indira Gandhi Canal in Thar Desert, India. ESSENCE Int. J. Env. Rehab. Conserv. XI (SP2): 178 — 182. https://eoi.citefactor.org/10.11208/essence.20.11.SP2.142 178 ESSENCE—IJERC | Tembhurne et al., (2020) | XI(SP2): 178 — 182 Introduction Indira Gandhi Canal is divided in two stages, The Thar Desert or the Great Indian Desert is Stage I covers 189 km long main canal from located in western India and southeast Pakistan. In Masitawali head to Pugal head and 3400 km long India, most of the desert is found in the State of distribution system. The total Canal Command Rajasthan, extending into southern portions of Area (CCA) is 5.53 lac ha. The envisaged Haryana and Punjab and northern portions of intensity of irrigation is 110%. Major Gujarat State. About 60% of the Indian part of the distributaries of IGNP Stage -I include Rawatsar, Thar Desert lies in Rajasthan State. The Thar Naurangdesar, Anoopgarh, Suratgarh and Pugal. Desert is bounded to the northwest by the Sutlej Stage -II covers 256 km long main canal starting River, to the east by the Aravalli Mountains, to the from Pugal head to tail end near Mohangarh and south by the salt marshes of Rann of Kachch, and 5780 km long distribution system. The total CCA to the west by the Indus River. Indira Gandhi is 14.10 lac ha at 80% of irrigation intensity in Canal is the largest canal of India. It starts from flow command and 60% intensity under lift the Harike , a few kilometres downstream the system. The major branches / distributaries are confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in the Dattor, Birsalpur, Charanwala, Nachna, Sagarmal state of Punjab and terminates in the Thar Desert Gopa and Gadra Road (CGWB, 2001). The Indira in the north west of Rajasthan state. Gandhi Canal Command Area (IGCCA) however, covers approximately four per cent of the `Arid In Rajasthan, canal serves Sriganganagar, Zone` of India and nearly one-tenth part of the Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Churu, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan state. Jodhpur and Barmer districts (Fig 1 and 1a). The Thar is one of the most heavily populated desert areas of the world and due to its climatic conditions the economical opportunities for the people of this region are limited. The network of IGNP spreads over six districts (Ganganagar, Hanumgarh, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer) of Western Rajasthan. The major crops of this region are Bajra, Pulses, Jowar, and Groundnuts etc. Economy of this region revolves around livestock like cows, buffalos, sheep, goat, camels etc. After inception of Indira Gandhi Canal, production of crops and crop diversity has increased, which lead to establishment of new industries. The Thar is an important ecological region of India with home of different species of lizard and snakes and several of them are endemic to this region. Apart from this, the Thar is heaven for more than 100 species of birds including migratory and resident. But the biodiversity has badly affected due to Indira Gandhi Canal. The groundwater condition is also changing especially in command area where water is emerged as major Figure 1 and 1a: IGNP, Rajasthan (Planning and Sustainable problem due to leakage from canal and over Development in Indian Context, 2020) 179 ESSENCE—IJERC | Tembhurne et al., (2020) | XI(SP2): 178 — 182 irrigation. The present communication is an endeavour to prepare a checklist of the environmental impacts due to canal irrigation in the Thar Desert, and also to analyse the socioeconomic changes of the area. This paper is a synthesis of field observation, data and also surveys carried out by Central ground Water Board (CGWB) and various agencies and other researchers. Data base and Methodology Fig. 2: Water Logged Area, Ganganangar, Rajasthan The present research work is an outcome of the The canal is lined to minimize seepage but due to data collected from primary and secondary low/inadequate maintenance, seepage takes place sources. Apart from the work carried out by and availability of cheaper surface water resulted Central Ground Water Board, the information not only in over use for irrigation but also were also obtained from the secondary sources unavailability at tail end. The effect of all these such as the Annual Progress Report of IGNP have led to a gradual rise in water level, even in (Published by IGNP Head Office), Jaipur; areas where there is no hard-pan close to the Command Area Development, Rajasthan; surface. The main factors responsible for rapid Ministry of Irrigation, New Delhi; Department of rise of water level are liberal use of canal waters Irrigation, Rajasthan, Jaipur; Forest Department, for irrigation particularly in Stage-1 command Rajasthan; District Census Handbook, Jaipur, etc. area and ground water recharge due to Ghaggar The study incorporates Stage-I and Stage-II of the flood inflow, Seepage of canal water due to poor canal command area. In order to examine the lining of canal, over-irrigation by cultivators and impact of IGNP on environment, subsequent absence of natural drainage and out-fall in the area ecological changes were studied at macro level. (CGWB, 2001). Results and Discussion In order to check the adverse environmental Adverse Environmental Impacts: The impact of the canal irrigation in Western introduction of IGNP in the barren and hot Rajasthan, the following suitable measures are climatic land of Western Rajasthan is bound to suggested (a) Proper lining of Canal and minor have a profound influence on the ecosystem. The channels should be done to check the seepage of irrigation facility provided by IGNP has a great water losses, rise of water level and development influence on the eco-system. The IGNP is both of salinity. (b) The water level should be glory and sorrow of Rajasthan. The IGNP was maintained at the critical limit of 6 meter by planned to run parallel along the India and providing vertical drainage. The shallow well Pakistan border. But now it appears that this should be dug and the excess water should be strategic and political compulsion led to the pumped out which may be used for irrigation to ecological and socio-economic problems that higher reaches and to recharge the adjoining emerge with the IGNP. aquifers. (c) The indiscriminate use of water for Water logging and Salinity are the major problem irrigation particularly in light texture permeable developed due to the presence of hard-pan sandy soil should be avoided to check the (gypsum/clay/silt) at shallow depth (Fig. 2). development of salinity and water logging hazards. (d) Use of micro-irrigation technique 180 ESSENCE—IJERC | Tembhurne et al., (2020) | XI(SP2): 178 — 182 such as drip and sprinkler system should be ground water in large acreage of fertile land in encouraged. Barmer, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, Ganganagar and Jodhpur districts. These lands have been degraded The Thar Desert is a significant ecological region or turned into waste land due to continuous use of of India; due to its unique physical conditions, it mineralized ground water. An increase in plays an important role in biodiversity. This is the population (both of human and livestock) had led region where varied species of lizard and snakes to an increasing demand of fuel wood, resulting in are found and many of them are endemic to this an over exploitation of natural vegetation which is region, more than 141 migratory and resident responsible for the environmental degradation. birds are found in this region. The Great Indian The rate of settlements in the Stage-II is low due Desert is home for the thorny forest in India.
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