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

Jay Nigam, Totakura Bangar Raju () and Ramachandra K. Pavan Kumar Pannala
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Jay Nigam: School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India
Totakura Bangar Raju: School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India
Ramachandra K. Pavan Kumar Pannala: Department of Mathematics, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201301, India

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: water users’ association; participatory irrigation management; data envelopment analysis; irrigation canals; comprehensive efficiency score (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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