@article{Dutta:124291,
      recid = {124291},
      author = {Dutta, Mrinal Kanti},
      title = {Institution of Ground Water Market for Management of  Ground Water Resource: A Study from Assam in Northeast  India},
      address = {2012-02},
      number = {423-2016-26976},
      pages = {18},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Assam in the north eastern region of India has the  endowments to ensure agricultural growth in the sense that  the state has huge reserves of ground water in addition to  the enormous surface water availability. Returns to both  labor and capital in the state are considered high as  potentials for exploiting the existing technology are yet  largely untapped. As insufficient irrigation infrastructure  is identified as a major constraint on exploiting such  potentials, investment for expanding irrigation capacity is  needed. At the same time, putting necessary institutions in  place to ensure that the installed capacity is effectively  utilized is also equally important. Compared to relatively  larger government irrigation schemes, the privately owned  and operated tube well based small scale projects in the  state have relatively better utilization efficiency.  However, utilisation of irrigation potential of these  schemes is also affected by fragmented and small size of  holdings in the state. Emergence of the institution of  ground water markets, however, is expected to improve  utilisation efficiency of irrigation as it can make optimal  use of the scarce natural resource of ground water. To  investigate into some of the questions related with  enhancing utilization efficiency and better management of  the common pool resource of ground water, a study of ground  water markets in Assam was taken up. Using inputs from  field investigations, the study examined the nature of  ground water markets in the state, the issue of reliability  of water supply and the conditions for viability of this  market for ensuring better management of ground water  resource in Assam. The study points out that apart from  improving utilization efficiency of irrigation, reliability  of water use has also increased considerably with emergence  of ground water markets in the state.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/124291},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.124291},
}