Farmers participation on tank irrigation water management in Tamil Nadu

This study is to compare with system and non system tank farmers. The non system tank farmers do not get adequate water as they depend on their own catchment area. This study is analyses the Farmers Participation in tank Maintenance and Water availability in different tank systems and farms in Madurai district of Tamilnadu. The study reveals that, the Government should initiate more modernized schemes for non system tank farmers. Socio economically poor farmers own the land in tail end areas they belong to lower caste. In a nutshell, in modernized tanks well water level was almost stable compared with non modernized tanks. The water depleted year by year in non modernized tanks In short, modernized tank farmers have got irrigation facility for two crops compared with non modernized tanks irrespective of tank systems. Farmers were not interested to cultivate third crop in system tanks even though water was available in wells. This paper analysis how tank modernization with farmers participation to tank system can help farmers to increase irrigation utility.