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paddy by 51 per ccnt to 8500 ha .. the anticipated additi<strong>on</strong>al producti<strong>on</strong> was<br />

<strong>on</strong>ly O.~8<br />

lakh tannes (decline by 81 %). Subsequently, the BCR, which was<br />

9.1 as per the original estimates (1975), at 10 per cent rate <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interest had<br />

g<strong>on</strong>e down to ~.47 as per the 1992 estimates. The estimated cost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> providing<br />

irrigati<strong>on</strong> facilities increased almost eightfold from Rs. 3996 to Rs. 300 I 4 per<br />

ha. (CAG\. 199·n<br />

However. a reassessment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the ayacut <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the project has revealed that the<br />

actual net ayacut was 17737 ha. against 17400 as menti<strong>on</strong>ed in the project. Though<br />

the cntire project was designed <strong>for</strong> paddy (as per the original report), <strong>on</strong>ly 48 per<br />

cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the area was under paddy during the first <strong>and</strong> sec<strong>on</strong>d crops <strong>and</strong> less than two<br />

per cent during summer. \\'hik dry/ perennial crops c<strong>on</strong>stituted "'4 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

avacut. 16 per cent \\ as L1nde'l" annual <strong>and</strong> other perennial crops. Banana <strong>and</strong><br />

\'egetables an: grown in 49 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the area meant <strong>for</strong> summer paddy (Plincha).<br />

(i)<br />

A resurvey <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the KanJirapuzha irrigati<strong>on</strong> project shows a 13 per cent decline<br />

in the area under paddy from 9713 ha. (0 8467 ha. Further. an area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 722 ha.<br />

(8.6 %) has bl:cn found to be not irrigable, thus making the reducti<strong>on</strong> in<br />

ayacut by 21 pcr cent to 7745 hOI. Based <strong>on</strong> this reducti<strong>on</strong> in the ayacut, the<br />

HeR has bl:Cll re-estllllall:d as 1.28 against 1.48. This BeR is bdow the HCR<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1.5: L fixed by the ('\\,:(' (C ACiL 19(6).<br />

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