Context
The Tasgaon Lift Irrigation Scheme in Maharashtra has recently received a major implementation push with the award of a contract for developing irrigation infrastructure aimed at enhancing water availability and agricultural productivity in the region.
About Tasgaon Lift Irrigation Scheme
- It is designed to provide assured irrigation to a command area of 2,277 hectares across six villages in Satara Taluka of Satara district—Tasgaon, Varne, Karandwadi, Devkarwadi, Degaon, and Nigadi.
- The scheme employs lift irrigation technology, wherein water is pumped from a source to higher-elevation farmlands through a pressurised distribution network.
- Unlike conventional gravity-fed canal systems, it relies on electrically operated pumping infrastructure for water conveyance.
- Major components of the project include head works, pump houses, switch yards, rising mains, delivery chambers, and a closed-pipe distribution network.
- The scheme is being implemented under the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation (MKVDC), Pune.
- It aims to improve irrigation access, enhance water security, and promote sustainable agricultural and rural development in the region.
