Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Groundwater Irrigation in Odisha. 3. Emerging Issues: an Overview. 4. Study Design and Research Methods. 5. Socio- Economic Profile of the Study Area. 6. Groundwater Utilisation. 7. Case Studies. 8. Impact of Groundwater Irrigation on Agrarian Economy. 9. Groundwater Management. 10. Concluding Remarks. The book examines the reasons for under-exploitation of groundwater potential in Odisha and its impact on agrarian economy. The empirical study that includes case studies identifies the socio-economic and organisational and institutional drawbacks in the context of regional variations in groundwater development across the state. Emphasising the importance of proper development, utilisation and management of groundwater to bring about modernisation of agriculture, it studies the organisational, institutional, infrastructural and technological constraints in optimal utilisation of abundant groundwater potential in the state. It views the relative performance of the different modes of groundwater extraction. It compares the institutional arrangement for groundwater management (private, public as well as community) with respect to their productivity, equity impact and operational efficiency. Seller Inventory # 113179

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