. Indian cotton. ar almost every villagein southern India. Some of these reservoirs irrigate less than 10 irrigation was largely begun when the country was under nativerule, and the maintenance of these tanks either wholly, or in part, is INDIAN COTTON. 47 now undertaken by the State. Many small tanks are constructed,maintained, and owned by private individuals, and some of thesehave only a small supply of water in years of drought. The most important irrigation work undertaken by theCanals. State is that connected with the rivers and canals. This work is, generally speaking, so ext
. Indian cotton. ar almost every villagein southern India. Some of these reservoirs irrigate less than 10 irrigation was largely begun when the country was under nativerule, and the maintenance of these tanks either wholly, or in part, is INDIAN COTTON. 47 now undertaken by the State. Many small tanks are constructed,maintained, and owned by private individuals, and some of thesehave only a small supply of water in years of drought. The most important irrigation work undertaken by theCanals. State is that connected with the rivers and canals. This work is, generally speaking, so extensive that it can onlybe engineered and efficiently maintained by the State. There are, how-ever, some private canals in existence. The great State canals must bedivided into two classes : perennial and inundation. Most of thecanals belong to the former class, having a supply of water allthe year round. The inundation canals receive water only duringthe flood season. They are situated mostly in the Indus A WELL IN THE BROACH DISTRICT. (Whilst the bullocks walk down the incline the bucket ascendsthe bullocks walk up the hill.) no water is lifted whilst The Public Works Department looks after the construction andmaintenance of the canal and tank irrigation works. It divides irriga-tion works into two classes—major, and minor, works. Major worksare divided into :— (a) Productive public works, the capital cost of which is usuallymet by money borrowed specially for the purpose. (b) Protective works, , such works as are a protection againstfamine, the capital cost of which is provided out of the revenue. Minor works are constructed out of current revenue, and may besaid to consist of irrigation systems that are not of first rate of them are old works constructed by former rulers, others arevillage works, originally constructed by private or communal effort, 48 INDIAN COTTON. which the State has had to take over owing to disputes, or inability tomaint
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