Groundwater governance and adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps: experiences from the eastern Gangetic Plains

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierRam C Bastakoti: 0000-0003-2456-5420
cg.creator.identifierBhesh Raj Thapa: 0000-0002-9336-3622
cg.identifier.urlhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33245en
cg.placeWashington, DC, USAen
dc.contributor.authorBastakoti, Ram C.en
dc.contributor.authorRaut, Manitaen
dc.contributor.authorThapa, Bhesh Rajen
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-23T07:31:22Zen
dc.date.available2020-03-23T07:31:22Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/107828
dc.titleGroundwater governance and adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps: experiences from the eastern Gangetic Plainsen
dcterms.abstractSolar-powered irrigation pumps (SPIPs) have been promoted in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) in recent decades, but rates of adoption are low. This case study assesses the evidence from several solar pump business models being adopted in parts of the EGP, particularly eastern Nepal and northern India, and explores how different models perform in various contexts. It documents lessons for increasing farmers’ resilience to droughts through better groundwater use by promotion of SPIPs. Groundwater access for agriculture in the past was dependent on diesel and electric pumps, respectively constrained by costs and reliability of energy. Both government and nongovernment agencies have promoted SPIPs in the Ganges basin for irrigation and drinking purposes. SPIPs receive different levels of subsidies across countries and states in the region to facilitate adoption and ensure continuous and timely irrigation, which particularly benefits small and marginal farmers. Because the EGP faces variability in water availability, the SPIPs could help in building drought resilience. However, because low operating costs for SPIPs does little to incentivize farmers to use water efficiently, one critical question is how to balance equitable access to SPIPs while ensuring groundwater overdraft is not perpetuated. Farmers’ awareness of efficient water management options is crucial to avoid overextraction of groundwater.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBastakoti, Ram; Raut, Manita; Thapa, Bhesh Raj. 2020. Groundwater governance and adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps: experiences from the eastern Gangetic Plains. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 16p. (Water Knowledge Note)en
dcterms.extent16p.en
dcterms.isPartOfWater Knowledge Noteen
dcterms.issued2020-01-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherWorld Banken
dcterms.subjectgroundwater irrigationen
dcterms.subjectwater governanceen
dcterms.subjectirrigation methodsen
dcterms.subjectsolar energyen
dcterms.subjectpumpsen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater extractionen
dcterms.subjectwater use efficiencyen
dcterms.subjectwater marketen
dcterms.subjectelectricity suppliesen
dcterms.subjectbusiness modelsen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectstate interventionen
dcterms.subjectwater costsen
dcterms.subjectsubsidiesen
dcterms.subjectentrepreneursen
dcterms.subjectcommunity involvementen
dcterms.subjectfarmers' attitudesen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.typeBrief

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