This book aims to bring forth and address the major issues confronting the irrigation sector of India and also to suggest policy pointers to sustain it. As the policy and reform canvas is large for a huge and diverse country, this book has particular focus on the most important and immediate issues and future options. The chapters not only focus on new research, in-depth analysis and technical details, but also provide a balanced review of the state of irrigation sector and comprehensive presentation of major issues, challenges and future options. With the presentation of in-depth analysis and synthesis of available knowledge, the work can act as a handbook for major irrigation water issues, actual policy changes, and potential reform that could turnaround the sector.
Given the temporal and spatial data analysis of the irrigation sector, this book will be effective and useful as a research and teaching tool to students and researchers both in India and globally. Besides its professional audience within the academic, research and policy community, the non-technical format of the book will appeal to a general audience in the media, policy, and donor circles
Author(s): A. Narayanamoorthy
Series: Global Issues in Water Policy, 29
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 396
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
Abbreviations
About the Author
Chapter 1: The Irrigation Future of India: Overview and Synthesis
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Majors Issues
1.3 About this Volume
References
Chapter 2: Indian Irrigation Sector: Overall Physical Settings and Resource Utilisation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Overall Water Resources Potential
2.3 Irrigation Potential and Utilisation
2.4 Water Supply and Demand
2.5 Regional Inequality
2.6 Irrigation Investment
2.7 Conclusion and Policy Pointers
References
Chapter 3: Temporal Trends and Regional Patterns in Development of Irrigation in India
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data and Method
3.3 Irrigation Potential and Utilisation
3.4 Source-Wise Expansion in Irrigated Area - All India Picture
3.5 Growth Trends in Irrigated Area - All India Picture
3.6 State-Wise and Source-Wise Trends in Irrigated Area
3.7 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
References
Chapter 4: Groundwater Irrigation in India: Development, Overexploitation and Sustainability
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data and Method
4.3 Trends in Groundwater Irrigation Development
4.4 State of Groundwater Exploitation
4.5 What Decides Groundwater Exploitation?
4.6 How to Sustain Groundwater Irrigation?
4.7 Conclusion and Policy Pointers
References
Chapter 5: Losers and Gainers of Groundwater Irrigation Development: Results from a Study of Peninsular India
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Study Area and Methodology
5.3 Agro-Economic Characteristics of the Farmers
5.4 Changing Pattern of Groundwater Structures
5.5 Capital Cost by Well Structure
5.6 Extraction Cost of Groundwater
5.7 Conclusion and Policy Suggestions
References
Chapter 6: Poverty-Reducing Role of Groundwater Irrigation in India: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Analysis
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Data and Methodology
6.3 Irrigation on Other Poverty Related Variables
6.4 Trends in Poverty and Groundwater Irrigation
6.5 Incidence of Poverty and States´ Characteristics
6.6 Groundwater Irrigation and Rural Poverty Nexus
6.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Financial Performance of India´s Irrigation Sector: Past, Present and Future
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Data and Method
7.3 Financial Recovery of MMI Sector at National Level
7.4 Financial Recovery of MMI Sector Across States
7.5 Ability to Pay and Financial Recovery
7.6 Major Findings and Recommendations
References
Chapter 8: Turnaround of Financial Recovery in Irrigation Sector: A Study of India´s Largest State
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Data and Method
8.3 Irrigation Potential and Development
8.4 Investment and Irrigation Development
8.5 Financial Performance of Irrigation Sector - All India
8.6 Turnaround in Financial Recovery in Maharashtra
8.7 Conclusion and Policy Suggestions
References
Chapter 9: Tank Irrigation in India: Why Is It Declining?
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Literature on Tank Irrigation
9.3 Growth Pattern of Tank Irrigation
9.4 Trends in Tank Irrigation by State
9.5 Rainfall´s Impact on Tank Irrigation
9.6 Who Are the Beneficiaries of Tank Irrigation?
9.7 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
References
Chapter 10: Performance of Tank Irrigation in India: A Study of Major State
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Data and Method
10.3 Trends in Tank Irrigation - Andhra Pradesh vis-à-vis Other States
10.4 Trends in Tank Irrigated Area Across Districts
10.5 Rainfall´s Impact on Tank Irrigation
10.6 Who Are the Beneficiaries of Tank Irrigation?
10.7 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 11: Effects of Urbanisation on Tank Irrigation: A Study of Tamil Nadu State
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Data and Analytical Framework
11.3 Changes in Urban Population
11.4 Rainfall Pattern Across Districts
11.5 Impact of Urbanisation on Tanks
11.6 Urbanisation and Tank-Irrigated Area
11.7 Regression Analysis: Relationship Between Urbanisation and Tank-Irrigated Area
11.8 Urbanisation and Growth in Tank-Irrigated Area
11.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Is the Impact of Irrigation on Agricultural Output Declining in India?: A Disaggregated Analysis
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Data and Method
12.3 VAO by Level of Irrigation
12.4 Irrigation and Agricultural Output Nexus - Univariate Regression Analysis
12.5 Irrigation and Other Factors Contribution to Agricultural Output
12.6 Conclusion and Policy Pointers
References
Chapter 13: Innovative Farm Practices and Water Use Efficiency: A Study of the System of Rice Intensification Under Different ...
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Data and Method
13.3 Results and Discussion
13.3.1 Water Consumption
13.3.2 Impact of SRI on Productivity
13.3.3 SRI and Productivity Nexus: Regression Analysis
13.3.4 Water and Economic Productivity
13.3.5 Profitability of SRI and Non-SRI Paddy
13.4 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 14: Extent and Scope for the Adoption of Water Saving Technologies: An Analysis of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation in In...
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Research on Water Saving Technologies
14.2.1 Research on Drip Irrigation
14.2.2 Research on Sprinkler Irrigation
14.3 Trends in Area under Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation
14.3.1 Coverage of Drip Irrigation in India
14.3.2 Trends in Area under Sprinkler Irrigation
14.4 Potential Area for Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation in India
14.4.1 Potential for Sprinkler Irrigation
14.5 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 15: Economic Impact of Drip Irrigation in India: An Empirical Analysis with Farm Level Data
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Objectives of the Study
15.3 Empirical Setting
15.4 Cost of Cultivation of Sugarcane
15.5 Productivity Differences in Sugarcane
15.6 Input and Output Pattern
15.7 Water Consumption and Saving
15.8 Electricity Saving by Drip Irrigation
15.9 Benefit-Cost Analysis
15.10 Potential Gross Benefits of Drip Irrigation - A Macro Estimate
15.11 Major Findings and Policy Suggestions
References
Chapter 16: Summary and Policy Pointers
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Summary and Recommendations
16.2.1 Indian Irrigation Sector: Overall Physical Settings and Resource Utilisation
16.2.2 Temporal Trends and Regional Patterns in Development of Irrigation
16.2.3 Groundwater Irrigation in India: Development, Overexploitation and Sustainability
16.2.4 Losers and Gainers of Groundwater Irrigation Development
16.2.5 Poverty Reducing Role of Groundwater Irrigation
16.2.6 Financial Performance of India´s Irrigation Sector
16.2.7 Turnaround of Financial Recovery in Maharashtra´s Irrigation Sector
16.2.8 Why Is Tank Irrigation Declining in India?
16.2.9 Performance of Tank Irrigation in Andhra Pradesh State
16.2.10 Does Urbanisation Affect Tank Irrigation Development in Tamil Nadu?
16.2.11 Is the Impact of Irrigation on Agricultural Output Declining in India?
16.2.12 Innovative Farm Practice (System of Rice Intensification) and Water Use Efficiency
16.2.13 Extent and Scope for the Adoption of Water Saving Technologies (Drip and Sprinkler)
16.2.14 Economic Impact of Drip Method of Irrigation
16.3 Closing Remarks
References
