STUDY ON GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION COST OF FUNCTIONING WELLS IN TUMAKURU DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA

S. RAVEESHA¹*, M.G. CHANDRAKANTH², N. ASHOKA³, K.L. VASUDEV^4
1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture, Hiriyur, 577598, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577201, India
²Director Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru, 560072, India
³epartment of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture, Munirabad, 583233, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577201, Karnataka, India
⁴Department of Farm Forestry, College of Horticulture, Hiriyur, 577598, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577201, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : poonaravi1@gmail.com

Received : 01-08-2019     Accepted : 26-02-2020     Published : 28-02-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 4       Pages : 9564 - 9568
Int J Agr Sci 12.4 (2020):9564-9568

Keywords : Investment, groundwater, Amortization, Bore wells, Farmers and real cost
Academic Editor : B. Senturk, Swapnil Pandey, Dr G A Rajanna, E. Jimenez
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Horticulture, Hiriyur, Chitradurga, 577598, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, 577201, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

This demonstrates the extent of inflation in drilling wells as well as in water pumping devices. Apparently, there are indications that the real investment per acre inch of water, Real investment per acre of Gross irrigated area and Real investment per functioning well are all falling over time in GWTI farmers. This study apparently is a pointer towards the role of channel water linkage in promoting ground water recharge. The farms served by System Percolation Tank (GWTI) and Canal percolation (GWCI) have registered the lowest investment for irrigation wells as compared with farms under the command of Non-System Tank (GWSI). This indicates the supremacy of the performance of GWTI and GWCI in heralding agricultural development as irrigation tanks are multipurpose entities.

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