SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUJALA WATERSHED PROJECT IN TUMKUR DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
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2019-12-27
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
Abstract
Karnataka is the eighth largest state in India, with highest proportion of drought
prone area. In order to overcome this, Government of Karnataka has initiated Sujala
watershed project. The present study has been conducted during the year 2018-19. Two
sub-watersheds were selected each from Sira and Tiptur taluks. From each sub-watershed,
three micro-watersheds were selected. 180 beneficiary and 30 non-beneficiary farmers
were selected. Thus from 210 respondents, data was collected through personal interview.
The overall index for beneficiaries was found to be 0.60 and that of non-beneficiaries was
0.47. The results found that more than half (51.11%) of the beneficiaries belonged to high
social consequences category followed by low (29.44%). Whereas, in case of nonbeneficiaries,
forty per cent belonged to medium social consequences category. Regarding
economic consequences, 48.89 per cent of the beneficiary farmers belonged to medium
economic consequences category followed by high (30.56%). Whereas, in case of nonbeneficiary
farmers, 43.33 per cent belonged to medium consequence category followed
by low (30.00 %). With respect to technological consequences, 42.22 per cent belonged to
high technological consequence category followed by medium (41.67%). Whereas, in case
of non-beneficiary farmers, forty per cent of respondents belonged to medium and 36.67
per cent belonged to high technological consequence category. Uneven rainfall and lack of
financial support for maintenance of soil and water conservation structures were the
priority constraints of the beneficiaries and the major suggestions offered includes financial
assistance for maintenance of watershed structure and large area should be covered under
watershed programme.