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Abstract

The research study was conducted in district Buner on performance evaluation of diesel and electric operated tube wells irrigation system. The objectives of the study were to find the discharge of tube wells, power consumption, cropping pattern, tenancy status, type of tube wells and well depth. Data was collected using simple questionnaire and discharges were measured by volumetric method. Results showed that 73% of the farmers were owner in the study area. The maize (90%) and wheat (60%) were the dominant crops followed by Tobacco (36%) grown as a cash crop. A declining trend was observed in tube well construction with the passage of time. Diesel operated tube wells were 93% and electric operated were 7% while the same percentage was recorded in private and public tube wells respectively. It was recommended that High power engines should be installed to increase the discharge of tube wells, tube well construction should be encouraged to fulfill irrigation requirements, Diesel and electric operated tube wells should be replaced by solar panel operated turbines.
Keywords: Tube well; Power consumption; Well depth; Discharge; Cropping pattern
http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2016.50019