Bangalore sewage treated water: Enhanced the livelihood security of Kolar district farmers

Abstract

Kolar district of Karnataka is identified as an eternally drought prone area with no perennial rivers, faces severe water quantity and quality issues over the years. Government of Karnataka had taken an initiative to implement Koramangala-Challagatta Valley project for better utilization of treated water to fill the tanks in the district to improve the groundwater. The present study was purposively carried out in Kolar district of Karnataka State. Kolar and Srinivaspura taluks were purposively selected for the study as the number of tanks filled were more in these two taluks. The primary data were collected from 180 farm households, consisting of 90 farm households in Kolar taluk and 90 from Srinivaspura taluk. From each taluk 30 big, 30 small and 30 marginal farmers were categorised based on land holding and selected. The data were collected from the respondents through personal interview method using pre-tested and well-structured schedule during March 2022. The villages were selected randomly based on the area in which tanks were filled under the project in the district. It was evident from the study that majority of the farmers secured better livelihood in the K.C. Valley project area after the implementation of the project.