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Mandal, Sujit
- Assessment of Agricultural Productivity in Kangshabati Irrigation Command Area (KICA), West Bengal
Authors
1 University of Gour Banga, Mokdumpur, NH-34, Malda-732103, IN
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 29, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 11-16Abstract
Indian agriculture is known for its diversity which is mainly the result of variations in resource endowments, climate, topography and historical, institutional and socio economic factors. As a consequence of the prevalent varied geomorphic, geohydrologic and socio-economic factors in Kangshabati Irrigation Command Area (KICA) of West Bengal, there exists variation in agricultural productivity and which leads to regional disparity. Identification of various levels of productivity helps to analyse the reasons for variation in performance and in developing location specific strategies for future growth and development. In the present work, agricultural productivity for each block of KICA was determined using a suitable acceptable method. To estimate the agricultural productivity of Kangshabati Irrigation Command Area (KICA), the total production of selected crops in each block, total production of the same crop at national scale (in the district), the total cropped area of the selected crop in each block and the total cropped area at district levels were taken into account. The study revealed the high productivity for Aman rice and low productivity for Till and Mustard in KICA.Keywords
KICA, Total Production, Total Cropped Area, Agricultural Productivity.
- Road Transport Connectivity Pattern & Economic Development in CD Blocks of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal
Authors
1 Depatment of Geography, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar-751004, Orissa, IN
2 Department of Geography, University of Gour Banga, Mokdumpur, NH-34. Malda-732103, West Bengal, IN
Source
Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 29, No 3 (2015), Pagination: 34-41Abstract
The relationship between Road Transport Connectivity Pattern & Economic Development is a matter of practical as well as theoretical importance. In fact, the degree of development of the transport network in any area is a factor of crucial significance influencing political, economic and social progress in every stage of national and regional development planning. In the present study, an attempt to study the correlation between road transport connectivity and economic development in C.D Blocks of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal. Here connectivity has been calculated by three indices, i.e., beta (β) index, cyclomatic number (U) and connectivity index (C). Composite connectivity scores (CCS) have been computed by adding respective ranks of beta, cyclomatic number and connectivity index. On the basis of CCS, Paschim Medinipur has been divided into three categories of high, medium and low connectivity. All the twenty nine blocks of this district has been ranked separately for each variable (i.e. Sex ratio,_Literacy Rate, Percentage of Mouza Electrified by Blocks, Health condition, Percent of main workers to total workers) according to their level of development. Thus every block has five rank values. Three categories of high, medium, and low economic development have been determined on the basis of composite scores. Finally, a relationship has been made between level of connectivity and economic development of each blocks in the district.