Factors Militating against Adoption of Solar Water Pump Sets in the Selected Area of Chhattisgarh, India
Chandrakala *
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Hulas Pathak
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
M. R. Chandrakar
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
V. K. Choudhary
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Shubhi Singh
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Shubham Kumar Thakur
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
Rohit Kumar Bhagat
Department of Agricultural Economics, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayala, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492012, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the agricultural sector, the highest electricity use goes to irrigation pump sets. Solar pump sets are a renewable source of energy that can replace existing diesel- and electricity-based pump sets. The Sour Sujala Yojna was launched by the Prime Minister to provide solar-powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price. 56362 solar water pump sets were installed from 2016 to 2019 in Chhattisgarh state. In the study area, sample farmers were facing two major problems: the solar pump was not working during cloudy days, and second "low farm income". Rank 3 was "small land holdings," and through the solar pump irrigation, less area was covered, ranking 4. There is a maintenance problem that is minor or negligible. To solve the problem, a battery charge system with a solar pump should be added. and the water tank was fixed and stored above 20 meters. A solar pump is a renewable source of energy. So it does not affect nature. It is the best source of irrigation for future energy savings.
Keywords: Solar, pump, constraints, garret ranking, farmer