WATER LOGGING

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WATER LOGGING is one of the major problems of land degradation in India. Unscientific management of soil, water and crops in irrigated lands and obstruction of natural drainage systems by various developmental activities are the main factors responsible for disrupting the balance of inflow and outflow of water, leading to water logging. While irrigation has increased by leaps and bounds, its attendant problem of water logging is now plaguing substantial area of agricultural lands.








An irrigated area is said to be waterlogged when the surplus water stagnates due to poor drainage or when the shallow water table rises to an extent that soil pores in the root zone of a crop become saturated, resulting in restriction of the normal circulation of the air, decline in the level of oxygen and increase in the level of carbon dioxide. The actual depth of water table, when it starts affecting the yield of the crops adversely, may vary over a wide range from zero for rice to about 1.5 meters for other crops. A Working Group constituted by the Ministry of Water Resources to identify the problem areas affected by water logging/ salinity/ alkalinity in existing irrigation projects in the country and to suggest suitable remedial measures for their reclamation adopted in 1991 the following norms for identification of waterlogged areas:
Water logged Areas
(Due to rise in water Table)
Water table within 2 meters of the land surface
Potential Areas for water logging
Water table between 2 to 3 meters below land surface
Safe Areas
Water table below 3 meters of land surface



To prevent water logging different steps are being taken now across the world to overcome this problem.

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  1. R.C. MAURYA8 November 2020 at 20:25

    Water logging explained nicely While working myself with different survey instruments like Theodolites , alignment telescope , Sight level , Total Station for couple of decades its quite refreshing

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