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1 Parihar, S. S.; Verma, V. K.; Shukla, R. K.; Pandey, D.; Sharma, R. B. 1995. Response of transplanted rice (Oryza sativa) to planting time and irrigation scheduling. Indian Journal of Agronomy, 40(3):402-406.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4271 Record No: H018722)
2 Krishnaraj, M.; Pandey, D.; Kanchi, A. 2004. Does EGS require restructuring for poverty alleviation and gender equality?: 1 – Concept, design and delivery system. Economic and Political Weekly, 39(16):1597-1604.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6824 Record No: H034498)
3 Kishore, A.; Joshi, P. K.; Pandey, D.. 2017. Harnessing the sun for an evergreen revolution: a study of solar-powered irrigation in Bihar, India. Water International, 42(3):291-307. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2017.1312085]
Solar energy ; Pumps ; Groundwater irrigation ; Tube wells ; Public sector ; Renewable energy ; Energy generation ; Photovoltaic systems ; Irrigated farming ; Seasonal cropping ; Rice ; Transplanting ; Wheat ; Crop yield ; Irrigated land ; Drought ; Water user associations ; Farmers ; Irrigation rates ; Costs ; Performance evaluation / India / Bihar / Nalanda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048091)
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In 2012, the government of Bihar revived 34 non-functioning public tubewells using solar panels. The performance of 16 of these wells over 12 months was tracked and analyzed using data from tubewell operators and 240 farmers. Access to affordable irrigation from solar pumps led to a 9–10% increase in productivity of rice and wheat. Furthermore, in a severe drought, farmers could grow paddy in the entire area irrigated by solar pumps, when nearly 40% of other land was left fallow. Solar pumps can help increase crop productivity, reduce the cost of irrigation, and make agriculture more resilient to climate change.
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