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Abstract
The study has reported the impact of public interventions for amelioration
of soil degradation through subsurface drainage technology in the
Tungabhadra Project area in Karnataka. The primary data, obtained from
105 farmers of TBP area, have been analysed using budgeting, discounted
cash flow measures and gini ratio. The provision of subsurface drainage
through public interventions, has increased the productivity of land
appreciably (166 per cent) and has provided a source of regular income
(Rs 13,636/ha from paddy) to resource-poor households. The technology
has been found to be cost effective, socially acceptable and economically
feasible. The equity analysis has indicated reduction in inequalities in
income distribution during the post-drainage period. The study has
suggested that the government should aim at encouraging and educating
the affected farmers in adopting subsurface drainage technology on a
large-scale.