The proposed micro-irrigation system essentially employs principles
of hydraulic characteristics of pressurized pipe flow. The
micro-irrigation system is the assembly of several components that
convert the continuous flow of water into drop flow to achieve
higher water use efficiency. Conventionally, micro-irrigation system
directly connected to delivery head of the pump requiring
high pressure at the delivery head for proper functioning. For these
systems, usually the source of water being the ground water and
therefore a pump of capacity of 5 hp or more running on either
electricity or fossil fuels is essential for successful operation. Thus
the conventional irrigation system prohibits the use of surface
water and demands the compulsory choice of higher capacity pump
causes gross mismatch between size of pump and available plot
size. The solar version for this configuration further requires huge
investment making this a costly preposition. In view of these facts,
the present innovation was derived addressing the three major
issues to substantiate the sustenance farming of dryland agriculture
practiced by small and marginal farmer.