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PEO Report No. 210 EEvvaalluuaattiioonn SSttuuddyy oonn AAcccceelleerraatteedd IIrrrriiggaattiioonn BBeenneeffiittss PPrrooggrraammmmee ((AAIIBBPP)) Programme Evaluation Organisation Planning Commission Government of India New Delhi November, 2010 Preface The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program (AIBP) was formulated in the year 1996 by the Government of India in order to provide financial assistance to States to complete various ongoing multipurpose and irrigation projects in the country so as to extend irrigation to more areas. Over a period of time, the scope of the programme has widened. Presently, Major, Medium and Extension, Renovation and Modernization (ERM) projects are eligible for Central Assistance under AIBP. The surface water minor irrigation schemes of Special Category States as well as such schemes satisfying specified criteria in Non-Special Category States are also eligible for Central Assistance under AIBP. In March, 2005 in order to accelerate the provision of irrigation to drought prone areas and tribal area, the project providing irrigation benefits to such area were extended the same facility as allowable to the Special Category States. The Central Government has become much concerned about the status of the projects mainly which are in advanced stage of completion. Therefore the Programme Evaluation Organisation (PEO) of Planning Commission was entrusted to conduct an evaluation study on Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program(AIBP). The main objectives covered and the important issues discussed in the study are as follows:- .:. to verify the potential creation reported by the State from the particular project by completing all the physical works on the ground, .:. to ascertain how far the assets created under AIBP are maintained by the state authorities, .:. to evaluate how the programme has assisted expediting the irrigation potential creation, .:. to review the implementing process of AIBP, -:. to assess the utilization of created potential by the beneficiaries of the command and whether the programme has helped in expanding in the net irrigated area in the command, -:. to examine the quality of work done under the AIBP assisted projects, -:. to evaluate whether rural economy has improved with the inception of the AIBP programme in the command, -:- Shortcomings in the programme implementation and suggestions for improvement. rontd .... The proposed exercise has been carried out through sample survey in 10 different states covering 10 irrigation (4 Major, 4 Medium and 2 ERM) projects spread in 5 different zones of the country. In order to assess the impact of the programme, information have been collected from beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries farmers, knowledgeable persons and members from the Water Users Associations and through Focus Group Discussions (FGD) on sample basis. It has been found in the evaluation study that there has been spectacular increase in the irrigated area but state governments are increasingly under severe financial constraints as they find it difficult to finance the recurring costs of irrigation and to collect economic water charges from the farmers. As a result, not only the sustainability of government run irrigation system is in danger, but also its impact on water use efficiency and equity has been dwindling over a period of time. It has been realized from the evaluation study that if irrigation performance is to improve, a wide range of mutually supporting interventions will be needed which include improved agronomic, maintenance and irrigation management practices, system modernization and promotion of advanced irrigation technologies. Moreover, Institutional reforms including the restructuring of irrigation agencies, irrigation management transfer to the farmers and promotion of self-financing of irrigation schemes are also required. The study received constant support and encouragement from Hon'ble Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission and Member Secretary, Planning Commission. The study was designed and conducted under the direction of Dr. R.C. Dey, Director, PEO with the assistance of Shri LN.Meena, Shri Vipin Kumar, Economic Officers of PEO headquarters. The field investigation including data analysis and drafting of the report was done by lIM, Lucknow under my over all guidance. The help and assistance received from all the officers especially the efforts done by Prof. Sanjeev Kapoor, lIM, Lucknow in bringing the report to its present shape is gratefully acknowledged. 2.2111 \ U) New Delhi (R.A. no) November, 2010 Adviser (PEO) Content Sl. Description Page No. No. 1. Executive Summary i - vii 2. Chapter 1 : Introduction and Study Methodology 1 - 7 Section 1: Background 1 Section 2: Objectives of the Study 2 Section 3: Sample Coverage 2 Section 4: Methodology 4 Section 5: Sources of Information 5 Chapter 2 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 3. 8 – 23 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Uttar Pradesh Section 1: State Level Overview 8 Section 2: Rajghat Canal Project 9 Section 3: Impact of AIBP 14 Section 4: Process of Implementation of Project 22 Chapter 3 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 4. 24 - 45 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Karnataka Section 1: State Level Overview 24 Section 2: The Upper Krishna Stage – I Major Irrigation 25 Project Section 3: Analysis of Indi Branch Canal 29 Section 4 : Impact of AIBP 35 Section 5: Process of Implementation of Project 44 Chapter 4 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 5. 46 – 62 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Andhra Pradesh Section 1: State Level Overview 46 Section 2: Yerracalva Reservoir Project 47 Section 3: Impact Analysis of AIBP 52 Section 4: Process of Implementation of Project 61 Chapter 5 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 6. 63 – 78 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Orissa Section 1: State Level Overview 63 Section 2: Naraj Barrage Project 64 Page | i Sl. Description Page No. No. Section 3 : Impact of AIBP 71 Section 4 : Process of Project Management 78 Chapter 6 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 7. 79 – 100 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Jammu & Kashmir Section 1: State Level Overview 79 Section 2: New Pratap Canal, Jammu 81 Section 3: Impact of AIBP 91 Chapter 7 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 8. 101 - 119 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Rajasthan Section 1: State Level Overview 101 Section 2: Jaismand Dam Project 102 Section 3: Impact of AIBP 109 9. Chapter 8 : Evaluation of AIBP in Madhya Pradesh 120 - 135 Section 1: The Ban Sagar Dam 120 Section 2: Impact Analysis 124 10. Chapter 9 : Evaluation of AIBP in Chattisgarh 136 - 153 Section 1: State Level Overview 136 Section 2: The Shivnath Diversion Medium Irrigation project 137 Section 3: Analysis of Shivnath Diversion Medium Irrigation 139 project Section 4: Impact Analysis 142 Chapter - 10 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 11. 154 – 177 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Assam Section 1: State Level Overview 154 Section 2: Dhansiri Major Irrigation Project 158 Section 3 : Analysis of Dhansiri Project 161 Section 4 : Impact of AIBP 169 Section 5 : Process of Implementation of Project 177 Chapter - 11 : Evaluation of Accelerated Irrigation 12. 178 - 199 Benefit Program (AIBP) in Tripura Section 1: State Level Overview 178 Section 2 : Gumti Irrigation Project 181 Section 3 : Analysis of Gumti Irrigation Project 183 Section 4 : Impact of AIBP 191 Page | ii Sl. Description Page No. No. Section 5 : Process of Implementation of Project 198 13. Chapter 12 : Conclusions and Suggestions 200-223 Section 1: Irrigated Potential Created and Utilization 200 Section 2: Quality of Assets under AIBP 212 Section 3: Process of Implementation of Project 213 Section 4 : Impact of AIBP 214 Section 5: Strategies Required 219 Page | iii List of Tables Table Description Page No. No. 1.1 States Selected for the Study 2 1.2 List of Sample Projects 3 1.3 Sample Profile of Villages Across States 4 2.1 Projects sanctioned under AIBP from 1996 to till date 8 2.2 Irrigation Potential Created under AIBP Scheme 8 Irrigation Potential Designed and Created across the 2.3 9 Seasons 2.4 Year wise received AIBP fund 10 2.5 Year wise Expenditure of AIBP fund 10 Irrigation Potential Created and Actual Gross Irrigated 2.6 11 Area 2.7 Monthly Average Rainfall in the Catchments Area 11 2.8 Years wise Actual Storage of Water (in TMC) 12 Overview of length of canal, distributaries, minors and sub- 2.9 12 minors in designed and current stage 2.10 Status of Staff in the Project 13 2.11 Distribution of Sample 14 2.12 Social Profile of Sample 15 2.13 Land Holding Pattern of Sample 15 2.14 Economic Status of Sample 16 Cropping Pattern for Sample Beneficiaries and Non- 2.15 17 beneficiaries 2.16 Cropping Intensity for Sample Farmers 17 2.17 Productivity of Major Crops 18 2.18 Total Income of the Household 18 2.19 Status of Migration 19 2.20 Quality of Assets Created under AIBP 20 Ranking of the Farmers about Quality of Irrigation 2.21 21 Structure 2.22 Overall Impact Assessment 22 2.23 Beneficiary’s Response on Process of Project Management 23 3.1 Projects sanctioned under AIBP from 1996 to till date 24 Page | iv Table Description Page No. No. 3.2 Irrigation Potential Created under AIBP Scheme 24 3.3 Irrigation Potential Created other than AIBP Scheme 25 3.4 Budget for AIBP since 2002-03 to till date 25 Salient Features of Upper Krishna Stage – I Major 3.5 26 Irrigation Project Irrigated Potential Created Across Seasons in Indi Branch 3.6 31 Canal 3.7 Actual Irrigated Area Across Seasons in Indi Branch Canal 31 Reasons for Gap between irrigation Potential Creation and 3.8 32 its Utilization 3.9 Head Water Discharge in