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The share <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dry crops also has been found to be influencing OFD<br />

expenditure <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>farm</strong>ers. signifying that higher the share <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> area under dry<br />

crops that could be brought under groundwater irrigati<strong>on</strong>. higher will be the<br />

expenditure <strong>on</strong> OFD. The parameters. like availability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> family labour <strong>and</strong><br />

occupati<strong>on</strong>al status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>farm</strong>ers have not influenced the expenditure <strong>on</strong> OFD.<br />

Having discussed the relati<strong>on</strong>ship between extent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> groundwater<br />

recharge. pumpset capacity <strong>and</strong> expenditure <strong>on</strong> OFD. let us now examine the<br />

expenditure pattern <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the sample <strong>farm</strong>ers. The average expenditure <strong>on</strong> l<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>development</strong> varies across the three locati<strong>on</strong>s. In the head reaches, the average<br />

expenditure <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rs. 2514 per acre is relatively high when compared to Rs. 2273 in<br />

the middle reach <strong>and</strong> Rs. 1265 in the tail-end. A positive relati<strong>on</strong>ship has been<br />

observed oetween tht? t?xtt:nt <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dry art?a a\·ailable to cultivate irrigated dry crops<br />

<strong>and</strong> the installati<strong>on</strong> l)f pump s.:ts as \\.:11 as the expenditure <strong>on</strong> OFD across the<br />

thre.: locati<strong>on</strong>s (taok (16) That m.:ans. <strong>farm</strong>ers who have got additi<strong>on</strong>al l<strong>and</strong><br />

that could be brought under imgated cultivati<strong>on</strong> or the area notified <strong>for</strong> irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> not getting canal water ha\l; resorted to groundwater irrigati<strong>on</strong> through<br />

InstallatIOn <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pumpsets. Suoseljuently. they have invested more <strong>on</strong> l<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>development</strong> as they arc assured <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> timely availaoility <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> water made possible by<br />

the groundwater recharging.<br />

It should oe noted that the cost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> l<strong>and</strong> <strong>development</strong> depends up<strong>on</strong> several<br />

fadors. like typt: <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> soil. slope. Silt: ut the hulding. mechanical power rt:quired<br />

<strong>and</strong> so <strong>on</strong>. For instance. small Iwld.:rs may usc <strong>on</strong>ly manual IaOOlH <strong>for</strong> kvelling<br />

the l<strong>and</strong> mostly with family i;lhouf. I h.: l<strong>and</strong>holding size <strong>and</strong> t?xp.:nditure <strong>on</strong><br />

OFD are positively rdated. im;spcctiv.: <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the locati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the plot. The relatively<br />

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