Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India.
In this Highlight, the impact of metering of electric tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India was quantified. Quantification of impact was made feasible through surveys conducted in 2004 and 2007 and then again a follow-up survey in 2010 by revisiting the same villages and households. Di...
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| author | Meenakshi, J.V. Banerji, A. Mukherji, Aditi Gupta, A. |
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| description | In this Highlight, the impact of metering of electric tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India was quantified. Quantification of impact was made feasible through surveys conducted in 2004 and 2007 and then again a follow-up survey in 2010 by revisiting the same villages and households. Difference in difference framework was used to quantify the impact. The major result is that the expected impact on reducing pumping hours was felt only in the boro season. There is also some evidence that this decrease was not confined to irrigation on own-farm, but that water sales and purchases were also adversely affected as a consequence. Yet the metering did not influence either cropping patterns, or the output of boro paddy. The latter could well be explained by over use of water among those who irrigate their own farms, so that reductions in water use do not translate into decreased output. These impacts have to be seen against the backdrop of an overall decline in pumping hours that was seen in both control and treatment groups, which may have served to swamp the impact of the metering. |
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| spelling | CGSpace345562025-11-07T08:24:13Z Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. Meenakshi, J.V. Banerji, A. Mukherji, Aditi Gupta, A. groundwater west bengal wells price policies impact assessment irrigation cropping patterns duration In this Highlight, the impact of metering of electric tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India was quantified. Quantification of impact was made feasible through surveys conducted in 2004 and 2007 and then again a follow-up survey in 2010 by revisiting the same villages and households. Difference in difference framework was used to quantify the impact. The major result is that the expected impact on reducing pumping hours was felt only in the boro season. There is also some evidence that this decrease was not confined to irrigation on own-farm, but that water sales and purchases were also adversely affected as a consequence. Yet the metering did not influence either cropping patterns, or the output of boro paddy. The latter could well be explained by over use of water among those who irrigate their own farms, so that reductions in water use do not translate into decreased output. These impacts have to be seen against the backdrop of an overall decline in pumping hours that was seen in both control and treatment groups, which may have served to swamp the impact of the metering. 2012 2013-11-21T05:02:23Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z 2013-11-21T05:02:23Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34556 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Meenakshi, J. V.; Banerji, A.; Mukherji, Aditi; Gupta, A. 2012. Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 46. 7p. |
| spellingShingle | groundwater west bengal wells price policies impact assessment irrigation cropping patterns duration Meenakshi, J.V. Banerji, A. Mukherji, Aditi Gupta, A. Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. |
| title | Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. |
| title_full | Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. |
| title_fullStr | Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. |
| title_short | Impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in West Bengal, India. |
| title_sort | impact of metering of tube wells on groundwater use in west bengal india |
| topic | groundwater west bengal wells price policies impact assessment irrigation cropping patterns duration |
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