Draft Annual Plan 1993-94 Part - II: Plan Proposals in Detail Union Territory of Daman and Diu

Abstract

About 4226 operational holdings (1990- 91 Agri. Census) are working in agriculture and operating an area of about 3254 hectares. In addition to this about another 2000 persons are working as agricultural laboureres. Thus about one third of the main workers population of the U.T. of Daman and Diu is engaged in agricultural activity. Almost 90% of the area is rainfed for which farmers have to be at the mercy of irregular and scanty rains. This problem will be solved only after the Damanganga Irrigation Project is fully commissioned . During 1993-94 the water from Damanganga irrigation Project is expected to reach 10 villages out of 21 revenue village benefitting an area of about 1400 Ha. during 1993-94.