• Subrata Naru
• Dr. Sebak Kumar Jana

Irrigation plays the vital role in improving the yield or productivity in the agricultural sector. Among the irrigation sources, tank irrigation is considered as most important, particularly in the dry and saline zones. The present paper attempts to find the determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for tank irrigation water based on the primary survey of 300 households in five blocks of South 24 Parganas. The paper also discusses the farmer’s participation in the tank irrigation management. The results show that socio-economic aspects like education, age etc. play crucial role in farmer’s WTP for irrigation water and proper maintenance of tanks can manage the sustainability of irrigation systems. .From the Principal component analysis of farmer’s participation in water body irrigation management it had been found that well maintained channels, proper maintenance, adequate water supply, sufficient effort are much needed for irrigation management and these are the decision making factors.

Irrigation water; Tanks; Farmers; Willingness to pay, Sustainability

"Famers’ Willingness to Pay for Irrigation Water and Participation in Irrigation Management – A Study in Saline Zone of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.706-710, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908259.pdf

"Famers’ Willingness to Pay for Irrigation Water and Participation in Irrigation Management – A Study in Saline Zone of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp706-710, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908259.pdf