Institution for the use of groundwater in assam a study of groundwater markets with special emphasison structure determinants reliability and efficiency

Abstract

Expansion of groundwater based irrigation technology has facilitated the emergence of institutions like groundwater market or water market in some states of India including Assam which lies in Eastern India with abundant groundwater reserves and heavy monsoon precipitation ensuring easy replenishment In view of the fact that small and marginal farmers dominate the agricultural scenario of the state with limited capability for capital investment expansion of groundwater markets is thus conside