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may be observed that the canal seepage caused groundwater replenishment <strong>and</strong><br />

induced people to grow high value crops, like banana <strong>and</strong> take advantage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />

price situati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

In the Kallada project, the c<strong>on</strong>versIOn IS<br />

mostly in favour <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dryl<br />

perennial cash crops, mainly rubber <strong>and</strong> is mostly induced by the canopy<br />

coverage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rubber plantati<strong>on</strong>s over the low-lying paddy areas. The proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

paddy l<strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>verted was reported to be in the range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 24 per cent in Sooranad<br />

North village to 38 per cent in Mynagappally village in the Kallada irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

project (Table 7.17). A more detailed view <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the extent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong> in the<br />

study villages is shown in appendix 7.2. The proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paddy area c<strong>on</strong>verted<br />

is above 35 per cent in all the villages, the highest being in Punnala village at 87<br />

p'er cent. Interestingly, Punnala village comes under the head reach <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the RBMC<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kallada <strong>and</strong> where the proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rubber area is also the highest.<br />

Table 7,17: Paddy l<strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong> in villages in Kallada irrigati<strong>on</strong> comm<strong>and</strong><br />

Name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> village<br />

Total paddy area<br />

(Ha.)<br />

Paddy l<strong>and</strong><br />

c<strong>on</strong>verted (Ha.)<br />

Paddy c<strong>on</strong>verted (%)<br />

Enadimangalam 150 50 33.33<br />

Mynagappilly 247 93 37.65<br />

Soornad South 288 75.38 26.17<br />

Sooranad North 401.48 96.16 23.95<br />

Total 1086.48 314.54 28.95<br />

Source: Compiled from Vikasana Rekha <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the respective Panchayats.<br />

However, it is important to note that, <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> late, the dynamics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paddy l<strong>and</strong><br />

c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong> has assumed certain political dimensi<strong>on</strong>s as well <strong>and</strong> has resulted in<br />

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