Impact of Community Managed Irrigation System (A Case Study of Adheri Khola Irrigation Project of Manakamana VDC, Nuwakot District)

Abstract

This study on Impact of Community Managed Irrigation System had been taken a case study of the Adheri Khola Irrigation Project, Manakamana VDC of Nuwakot district. Mainly agricultural production in Nepal depends on monsoon rains while its uncertainly has made the low productivity. Hence, irrigation has proved to be one of the most importance for agricultural production. Irrigation includes all open action or practices in artificially applying water to the soil for growing crops. Irrigation management system is the process of the supplying the necessary amount of water artificially for the agricultural production or plants. This study through light to investigate the indigenous knowledge and practice of the local people on the process of adaptation in the local environment adopting fundamental and empirical skills, methods and technology. In this study both secondary and primary sources were used for the purpose of data collection. Questionnaire and checklist were used for primary data collection. This study is a micro-level study of the Adheri Khola Irrigation Project CMIS with the emic approach and on the process of field study, sampling was used to select the respondents for the analysis of holistic aspects of the universe, old aged, knowledgeable and intellectual persons were selected for providing insights and views in to the irrigation management system. The methodologies applied to analyze various activities were interview, operational variables and indicators, household census, questionnaire, focus group discussions and data analysis. The local people using empirical knowledge, skills, methods and technology for subsistence in the local environment have maintained the system. The system has been acknowledged on the socio-economic and the socio-cultural identities having objective to fulfill the food requirements for livelihood.