INTRODUCTION

       The Narmada Irrigation Research Project, AAU, Khandha farm is located at village Khandha on Karjan-Handod road which is 6 km away from Karjan (Bombay–Ahmedabad Western Railway Line) and 8 km away from N.H.-8 in South Western direction on 22⁰-2⁰ N latitude and 73⁰-11⁰ E longitude above 28 m MSL. It represents the Agro-climatic Region-13 of India and Middle Gujarat Agro-climatic Zone-III.

The Sardar Sarovar Project on river Narmada is expected to cover about 18 lakh hectares of land under irrigation. First phase of project cover the command area between Narmada in the South and Mahiriver in North. Deep black (ustert) and alluvial soil are the two major soil groups with various irrigability classes covering the command. Narmada Irrigation Research Project (NIRP) Phase-I was initiated with the financial support of Narmada Planning Group (NPG) in the year 1988 (G.R. No. NPG/1087/11/K date 13.11.87) with an aim to develop an integrated water management practices for different crops grown in black soil area of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) command to be covered under first phase of SSP with broad objectives to develop sound soil and water management technology for efficient use of irrigation water with sustained soil health for the black soil area of Narmada Command of Phase-I. In context to above said aims, total 35 recommendations in different crops have been made for farming community during the period from 1989 to 2005.

Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited, Gandhinagar has re-mandated the original mandates of the station vide letter No. 168, dated 6^th July, 2005 to fulfill the following objectives.

• Broad Objectives:-

• Demonstration on recommended technologies in different crops
• Analysis of soil samples in Narmada command area
• Transfer of Technology through organizing trainings of the farmers and Farmer’s day

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• Details of the farm

Available Facilities

Ongoing Project/Scheme

LOCATION OF THE FARM