Constraints use of photovoltaic water pumping system: Comparative study between Hisar and Rohtak districts of Haryana state

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Anil Kumar, Ashok Kumar Godara, and Ashok Kumar (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)

The study was conducted in purposively selected Hisar and Rohtak districts of Haryana state with selected 61 and 47 number of PWPS farmers from each district, respectively. In this way a total number of 108 were selected in the sample for the study. (A) Technical Constraints The PWPS uses respondents of Hisar district reported that It does not works in cold / winter days.” “This technology only works in less than 8 meters water table”. The two were considered as 1st and 2nd major technical constraints respectively. While in the compare of Rohtak district “PWPS spare parts are not available in market” and “This technology only works in less than 8 meters water table” these were consider to be 1st and 2nd major technical constraints respectively. (B) Financial Constraints “High cost of PWPS” was found to be the most serious financial constraint as observed by Hisar District respondents. Less subsidy on PWPS” was the most serious financial constraint and it was 1st rank by the respondents of Rohtak District. (C) Extension Constraints““Lack of extension literature” was considered to be the major extension constraint which was 1st rank by the Hisar District farmers. The extension constraints, “Lack of feed back programme” was the major extension constraint and it was 1st rank by the Rohtak District respondents.