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Rural water access: Governance and contestation in a semi-arid watershed in Udaipur, Rajasthan : A paper in EPW

Recent policy has encouraged a shift towards community management of water infrastructure through the creation of decentralised institutions.This also implies a shift from large to small structures and institutions. This however presumes the existence of a homogeneous 'community', and does not necessarily acknowledge the effect of various separate groups within such a community on these institutions. This paper published in Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) examines the impacts of this shift towards decentralised irrigation management on different groups residing in six villages in Rajasthan .

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Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in Andhra Pradesh - An overview - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

This paper describes a PIM initiative undertaken by the Government of  Andhra Pradesh. The need for PIM in Andhra Pradesh, was felt because farmers, especially those in the lower reaches of the command area of the project, suffer from inadequate and unreliable supplies. Read More

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Irrigation in India - Management phases and its sustainability - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)

The paper discusses ancient and modern irrigation practices in India.Read More

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Gudoor, AP, India
Latitude: 14.143830, Longitude: 79.845543

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Construction and Maintenance of Minors: A manual by Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project

This manual by the Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project - UP Department of Irrigation, written for Water User's Associations (WUAs), provides guidelines for restoring under-performing minors (irrigation channels which carries water to the fields) in the state, to their original design characteristics before the maintenance and management of minors is transferred to the WUAs. This is a prerequisite for making the use of irrigation water economical and efficient, and for introduction of volumetric system of water flow.Read More

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