OPINION OF THE FUNCTIONARIES TOWARDS WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS IN KRISHNA DELTA OF ANDHRA PRADESH

D. MEENA¹*, B. MUKUNDA RAO², V. SRINIVASA RAO^3
1Department of Agricultural Extension, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : meenadudla@gmail.com

Received : 03-06-2019     Accepted : 27-06-2019     Published : 30-06-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 12       Pages : 8684 - 8686
Int J Agr Sci 11.12 (2019):8684-8686

Keywords : Opinion, Water Users Associations, Krishna delta
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was conducted in Krishna delta region of Andhra Pradesh during 2018-2019 to find out the opinion of the functionaries towards water users associations. The Ex-post-facto research design was used for the present investigation. A total of 240 respondents were selected proportionately from both Krishna eastern delta and Krishna western delta regions for the study. The study revealed that majority (46.67%) of the respondents was highly favourable followed by favourable (43.33%) and less favourable (10.00%) towards water users associations.

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