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In our last blog, we have covered the difference between Internal Water Sources and External Water Sources. In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we will do a deeper analysis and understand the different Internal Water Sources and their advantages and disavantages. Borewells Advantages Disadvantages 1. Occupies very less space 2. Digging of borewell is quite fast 3. No evaporation of water at all 1. Need power for lifting water 2. Identifying the water point is not fool proof 3. How much water available cannot be established? Open Wells Advantages Disadvantages 1. Occupies a little more space 2. Takes more time to dig an Open Well 3. Can measure the amount of water available and plan crops accordingly 4. Can be utilized to store water harvested 5. Recharge of groundwater happens automatically 6. Water can also be lifted by mechanical power 1. Need power for lifting water 2. Little bit of evaporation takes place 3. Mosquito menace can be a problem fo...

We all know Water is a very important requirement for farming activities.  In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we will understand the various sources from where we can get the water for our crops. We can classify the Water Sources into two as below. Internal Water Source External Water Source Internal Water Source Internal Water Sources are those that are available within our farms.  We have some limited control on these water sources. Generally, the Internal Water Sources are created by us and some of them are given below. Borewells Open Wells Ponds I mentioned limited control in the previous paragraph, just to highlight the point, that the water in these sources can become dry if other farms in the area exploit the underground water indiscriminately by using borewells. External Water Source Any water source that is outside of our farm are considered External Water Source.  We have literally no control on these water sources. Some examples of Ex...