Advantages of Drip Irrigation System

  • Drip irrigation pipes ensure water consumption savings and minimize underground water losses.
  • It helps providing water in desired volume for the plants and ensures that water reaches to the roots of plants.
  • Thus, it prevents fertilizer and pesticide wastage by ensuring that water soluble fertilizers and pesticides reach to the roots of plants.
  • Plants irrigated with flood irrigation take deeper roots to reach to water. However, plants do not take deeper roots and give its all power to yield as water directly reaches to the root of plants in drip irrigation system.
  • It enhances productivity of crops.
  • Plants do not go under stress as they receive sufficient volumes of water.
  • It minimizes development of weed in agricultural lands.
  • It minimizes the need for labour in irrigation.
  • It allows the soil to be ventilated.
  • Soil can be irrigated in any time without being restricted by wind velocity.
  • It prevents erosion and landslide.
  • It can be easily applied on sloping land.
  • It reduces hardening of soil.