Comparative Economics of Lift Irrigation Schemes Operated in Kolhapur District of Western Maharashtra

From: Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Lift irrigation schemes are playing an important role in the economy of the cultivators in Kolhapur district. Most of the lift irrigation schemes are installed on the river banks during last 40 years. About SOO lifts are in operation in this district. There are three types of lift irrigation schemes, i.e., co-operative lifts, sugar factory lifts and private lifts. The study was undertaken with the following objectives: to study the management of co-operative, factory and private lift irrigation schemes, to study the corporative investment made in these lifts and to study the comparative ...

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