Performance Evaluation of Irrigation Canals Using Data Envelopment Analysis for Efficient and Sustainable Irrigation Management in Jharkhand State, India

Across the world, achieving sustainable water resource development and managing limited natural resources like water have proven to be significant issues, and India is no exception to the same. At present, irrigation consumes about 80 percent of the total available water in India and is predicted to...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 14; p. 5490
Main Authors Nigam, Jay, Raju, Totakura Bangar, Pannala, Ramachandra K. Pavan Kumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2023
Subjects
Agricultural cooperatives
Analysis
Aquatic resources
Canals
China
comprehensive efficiency score
Construction
Data envelopment analysis
Efficiency
Farmers
India
Investigations
Irrigation
irrigation canals
Literature reviews
Management
participatory irrigation management
Performance evaluation
Sustainable development
Water
water users’ association
China
India
Tunisia
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Summary:Across the world, achieving sustainable water resource development and managing limited natural resources like water have proven to be significant issues, and India is no exception to the same. At present, irrigation consumes about 80 percent of the total available water in India and is predicted to remain the dominant water user. India is already a country with water stress and is on its way to becoming a country with water scarcity. Rising agricultural productivity, expanding urbanisation, growing industrialisation, and accelerating industry create competing demands for water. Most irrigation system issues in India are attributable to poor management of the built infrastructure. The present study aims to rank the irrigation canals based on their efficiencies and inefficiencies to improve the overall performance of WUAs in Jharkhand. The ranking is done for nine irrigation canals based on financial inputs like investments in training and development of WUAs, maintenance and repairs of canals, and outputs like users’ charges collection and yield in crop production. The Comprehensive Efficiency score analysis suggests that while there is room for improvement in the performance, the Water Users’ Associations have generally been successful in improving the technical efficiency of the irrigation system. The findings can be used for further investigation to identify best practises and areas for improvement.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16145490