Technical and Institutional Factors in Utilisation of Irrigation-A Case Study of Public Canals in Punjab

Utilisation of Irrigation A Case Study of Public Canals in Punjab Jasveen Jairath This paper argues thai technical causes apart, the factors inhibiting fuller utilisation of irrigation potential have their roots in the social organisation and management of the use of irrigation waters. The author tries to establish this with reference to canal irrigation, on the basis primarily of field work in the canal irrigated villages of Punjab.