Ranchi Farmers Revolutionize Irrigation: 15 Acres in 2 Minutes, No Expensive Machines!

• Farmers in Ranchi, including Vishal, are using innovative, low-cost methods for irrigation, moving away from expensive machinery.
• Hurwa village in Namkum utilizes its abundant ponds and a gravity-fed pipe system to irrigate entire fields efficiently.
• Ara village, located at the foothills of a mountain, has built tanks to store mountain runoff, providing water to all fields.
• Farmer Vishal from Khunti uses borewells to fill a large artificial tank, then employs a motor and a network of pipes with a lock system to irrigate 7 acres in minutes.
• These methods demonstrate resourcefulness, utilizing natural water sources and simple engineering to achieve rapid and widespread irrigation.

Why It Matters: Ranchi farmers are achieving rapid, cost-effective irrigation using ingenious methods like pond and mountain water systems.