Abstract
The farms sampled from the watercourse with effective WAU (Category I)
compared with those sampled from other two categories with ineffective WUA (11)
and without WUA (Ill) had higher, land use intensity by 3.1% and 7.6%, area under
cash crops by 9.7% and 23%, cropping intensity by 18.3% and 26.2% and input cost
by 15.5% and 29.2%. Average yield of sugarcane was found higher on Category I by
12% and 33% of cotton by 12% and 21% and of wheat by 10% and 20%, which resulted in 11.5% and 29.8% more gross income. Relatively the number of watercourse clcanings was found to be higher by 30.8% and 53.8%, extent of farmer participation in the cleaning programme by 16% and 57% and per hour irrigated area
by 28% and 40% for Category I samples
