The income levels of the farmers in the dry zone area is comparatively low

due to less cropping intensity and non cultivation of high value crops because
of unreliable supply of water. Farmers had to utilize groundwater using high
cost water pumps to irrigate the field by means of water hoses for long hours
results in the increase of the cost of production (cost of pump and fuel cost for
lifting water) and waste of limited groundwater. Excess pumping of water also
trigger the growth of weeds. Increasing fuel prices is the critical problem faced
by farmers who depend on the existing technologies. The use of fuel pumps
causes environmental pollution through spills of fuels and emission of CO2.

The access to grid electricity for the farmlands in rural areas is not feasible for
most of the farmers.