Salty borewell water for irrigation, whether it is usable and how to manage the salt risk.
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You may be able to use salty water, but it depends on how salty it is, so the first step is a water test that gives EC and the salt content. Mildly salty water can often be used with care, while very salty water damages the crop and builds salt in the soil over time. Ways to manage it include mixing the salty borewell water with better water like canal or rainwater to bring down the concentration, choosing crops and varieties that tolerate salt, giving enough water at a stretch so salts get washed below the roots rather than many small waterings, and keeping drainage good so salts can leave. Drip irrigation often handles salty water better than flood because it keeps the root zone moist and pushes salts to the edge of the wetted area. Add organic matter to help the soil. Get the water tested and ask your KVK or the irrigation department to read the report and tell you the safe level and suitable crops for your exact water, because the limits depend on your soil and crop too.
I mix my salty bore water with canal water in the tank and it works for me. Pure bore water alone was burning the young plants.
Get it tested first. Two bores in our area looked the same but one was usable and the other ruined a field. Only the test told us.
Switching to drip helped me use my slightly salty water. Flooding was leaving white patches but drip keeps the salt at the edges.