Article Type
Article
Description
At present, the canal irrigation management system recovers only a quarter of its repair and maintenance costs. In the 1970s, the entire cost was recovered by these water charges called ‘abiana’. The present average rate of surface water charges per acre is only one-fourth of what the farmer pays for tube wells and so it is not the ability to pay constraint. Flat water pricing or uniform water charges rather than usage based on volumetric measures militate against the adoption of high efficiency irrigation technologies and conservation of water. Punjab used to charge a flat rate of Rs 135 per acre – Rs80 for kharif and Rs50 for rabi – until 2021 but has doubled these rates since then.
Publication Source
The News
Publication Date
4-14-2023
Pages
1-5
Recommended Citation
Husain, Ishrat. (2023, April 14). Reviving Agricultural Growth : Part - III. The News, . 1-5. https://ir.iba.edu.pk/faculty-research-press/404
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