Markets, Institutions and Efficiency: Ground Water Irrigation in North India
Published By: CDE on eSS | Published Date: November, 14 , 2006This paper analyzes the institutions and markets that govern groundwater allocation in the sugarcane
belt of Uttar Pradesh, India, using primary, plot-level data from a village which shares the typical
features of this region. Electricity powers tubewell pumps, and its erratic supply translates into
randomness in irrigation volumes. The paper finds that plots are water-rationed, owing to inadequate
supply of power. [Working Paper No. 152]
Author(s): Gauri Khanna, J.V. Meenakshi, A. Banerji | Posted on: Sep 14, 2010 | Views(1094) | Download (151)