ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
ABHAY KUMAR SINHA1, ATUL KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA2, AVINASH KUMAR GAUTAM3, SHAHID AHAMAD4*
1Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, JNKVV, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
2Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, JNKVV, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
3Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, JNKVV, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
4Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Reasi, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, 180009, Jammu and Kashmir
* Corresponding Author : shahid_2056@yahoo.co.in
Received : 03-05-2016 Accepted : 07-10-2016 Published : 06-11-2016
Volume : 8 Issue : 54 Pages : 2819 - 2821
Int J Agr Sci 8.54 (2016):2819-2821
Keywords : Stationary power, Least Cost, Electric Motor, Diesel Engine, Cropping System, Madhya Pradesh
Academic Editor : V. Raja Sreedharan
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared
The irrigation sources are still limited in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The percentage of net irrigated area sown was 43.2 and percentage of gross irrigated area sown was 32.3. The main source of irrigation is through wells 2456 thousand hectare (36%), tube wells 2056 thousand hectare (31%), canals 1115 thousand hectare (17%) and tanks 140 thousand (2%). Some other sources like different small rivers, river basin etc. 947 thousand hectare (14%) in the state. The availability of diesel engines and electric motors has increased from 0.053 to 0.300 and 0.041 to 0.494 kW/ha respectively during the period 1971- 72 to 2012-13 in India. In India, the share of electric motor increased from 14 to 28.8% during the last 41 years. The selection of stationary power has now become very difficult in Madhya Pradesh as well as in India because of availability of variety of stationary power models.