Major irrigation project

Major irrigation project is a classification of irrigation projects used in India. A project with a cultivable command area of more than 10,000 hectares is classified as a major irrigation project.^[1] Before the Fifth Five-Year Plan, irrigation schemes were classified on the basis of investments needed to implement the scheme.^[2] Since the Fifth Five-Year Plan, India has adopted the command area-based system of classification.^[2]Sarda Canal in Sitapur and Upper Yamuna Canal in Mathura were utilised for their full potential by regular maintenance in Uttar Pradesh.

The Bhavanisagar Dam in Tamil Nadu is an example of a major irrigation project