The study has assessed the impact of laser levelling on crop cultivation in the Mewat district of Haryana based on the primary data collected from 70 farmers of 7 villages of this district. It was found that the farmers cultivated peral millet in the fields where land laser levelling (LLL) was applied. The study has revealed that by adoption of laser levelling technology, there was a saving in the irrigation water which could increase gross cropped area by 27 per cent. It reduced the irrigation cost by one-fourth and decreased weed occurrence by about 27.8 per cent. Bajra yield increased by 52.8 per cent and net profit increased by 141.6 per cent. The study has inferred that laser levelling technique is very effective in water conservation as well as increasing crop productivity. The major constraint in the adoption of this technology is huge investment on laser leveller and therefore, the study has suggested that collective effort or custom hiring should be encouraged.
Land laser levelling, water management, impact assessment, water conservation, custom hiring, Haryana
