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The usefulness of water resources can be divided into two categories, viz consumptive and non-consumptive. Water is mostly used in consumptive purposes. It is more or less unaffected through its non-consumptive usage, e.g., generation of hydropower, navigation, fisheries, recreation etc. The consumptive uses of water in an economy can be grouped chiefly under the sectors of agriculture, industry and household. Within the agricultural sector, it is used mainly for the crop production activity. Water must be available in appropriate quantities and at the right time for the growth of plants, depending on the species of plant and climatic conditions. It is well known that agriculture is a gamble in most part of India due to the uncertainty of rains, which even in normal times are inadequate. Hence, irrigation is the most useful input to stabilize and augment and supply of agricultural production and increase the rural employment and supply of agricultural raw materials to the industries.