**4. Conclusions**

Due to the augmentation of groundwater by 15525 DTWs along with 13,512 km buried pipeline, 0.52 million hectares of land are now under groundwater irrigation benefiting 0.96 million farmers. Due to the augmentation of surface water by 3357 re-excavated ponds, 2063 km of the re-excavated canal, 747 cross dams, 11 pontoons, and a rubber dam, 97,000 hectares of land have been brought under surface water irrigation, benefiting 171,000 farmers. When compared to surface channel, buried pipeline increased conveyance efficiency from 94.46 to 95.37%, saving 2000 hectares of land at the 15525 DTW schemes. The introduction of prepaid meters has reduced irrigation water usage, resulting in a 22% increase in the command area. About 1,250,000 rural people receive potable water from 1579 drinking water installations.

Conserved water from re-excavated water bodies and irrigation water from crop fields assist replenish groundwater and enhance the environment in tandem with irrigation, which requires extensive research to determine the exact amount of
