An Economic and Impact Analysis of Water User Cooperative Societies on Sustainable Rice Production in Tungabhadra Command Area of Karnataka

摘要

The present study was conducted to evaluate the comparative economic and externality cost associated with paddy cultivation in active water user cooperative societies (A-WUCS) and passive WUCS (P-WUCS) in Tungabhadra (TB) command area of Bellary district. The findings of the study indicated that returns per rupee of expenditure realized was 1.27 more in A-WUCS as compared to P-WUCS (1.22) in head reach region. Net economic and externality gain was of" 3177 in A-WUCS as compared to P-WUCS in head reach region. On the other hand, it was " 5472 in A-WUCS as compared to P-WUCS in tail reach region. Thus, proper education and training may be imparted to motivate farmers in P-WUCS to enroll them as a member to realize net economic and externality gain asthat of A-WUCS. WUCS should implement the existing bylaws effectively to facilitate equitable distribution of water among head and tail reach farmers.