Sub Surface Drainage (SSD) system is a proven technology in reclaiming saline and water logged land and restoring the productivity of the land to its full potential. SSD is designed to lower the water table to a level, which allows optimum root development and prevents the capillary movement of salts into the root zone.

Sob-Surface drainage mainly consists of three categories of drains:

• The most effective measure to remove soil salinity and water logging
• Helps to control run-off and flood control
• Less maintenance and long life and most reliable system
• Very negligible wastage of land.

The cost of bringing new area under cultivation is approx. Rs. 2 lac. per Ha. As against this, cost of establishing SSD system is approx. Rs. 50,000 - 60,000. The rate of returns for newly irrigated land is 3 years and in the case of SSD system it is 6 months.