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Irrigated agriculture plays a vital and important role in economic development of many
countries around the world. In this research, performance assessment of Water User
Associations (WUAs) was undertaken over canal water management in irrigation
command a
rea. WUAs in canal irrigation network were characterised and evaluation of
irrigation performance was evaluated using different performance indicators. The water
delivery
indicator
in tail
-
end supply ratio was 0.67, area uniformity ratio was 0.79 and
deliv
ery timeliness ratio was 1 in Govindgarh WUA. Satisfactory performance was
observed in Govindgarh WUA in the comparison of Bijori WUA and Bauchhar WUA.
The carrying capacity ratio was 0.96, and poor structure ratio was 0.5 in Govindgarh
WUA. This indicator
was also satisfactory in Govindgarh WUA as compared to Bijori
WUA and Bauchhar WUA. In financials, fee collection performance (0.75), personnel cost
ratio (0.56) and manpower number ratio (0.009) in Govindgarh WUA make it
satisfactory. Sustainability of i
rrigated area was 0.88 which was satisfactory in Bijori
WUA. Area/infrastructure ratio was 139.27 in Govindgarh WUA.
Keywords:
Command area, Discharge variation, Farmer participation, Performance
indicator, Water user association |
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