The bamboo drip irrigation method (System) is very popular in Meghalaya. It is an about 200 year-old-system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes. Bamboo pipes are used to divert perennial springs on the tops of hills to the lower reaches by gravitation. The channel section, made of bamboo, diverts water to the plant site, where it is distributed into several branches.
If the pipes pass a road, they are taken high above the land on the tree branches. The last channel section enables water to be dropped near the roots of several plants. Thus, about 18-20 litres of water enters the bamboo pipe and gets transported over hundreds of metres.
