Download or read book Institutional Reforms in Indian Irrigation written by Ashok Gulati and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: References pp. 294-309.
Download or read book Institutional Reforms for Better Cost Recovery and Efficiency in Indian Canal Irrigation written by Ashok Gulati and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Institutions Technology and Water Control written by Vishal Narain and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few studies of resource management have paid as much attention or intelligently surveyed the operational aspects of Water Users Associations (WUAs) as Institution, Technology and Water Control. Relying on ethnographic research methods, Narain takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine how institutions are shaped by technology. Calling attention to the internal organisational dynamics of the WUAs, the author argues that the emergence of institutions for collective action is shaped by technology and social relationships.
Download or read book Where Water Seeps written by A. Narayanamoorthy and published by Academic Foundation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though numerous studies have addressed the need for irrigation reform in India, most still advocate solutions derived from the very First Irrigation Commission Report of 1903. This study incorporates the beneficial portion of old solutions with more than a decade's sustained study of irrigation reforms in a contemporary context.
Download or read book Institutional Reforms to Accelerate Irrigated Agriculture Special studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management written by Lin Crase and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As water scarcities increase, nations throughout the world are in search of better institutions to manage water resources. India has been making substantial efforts to develop its water management systems since independence and significant increases in irrigated agriculture have taken place through both public and private initiatives. However, scarcities are increasing and major problems presently confront the management of water resources and irrigated agriculture. Resolving these problems is crucial for the future. The main purpose of this book is to provide a new approach for the analysis and design of water institutions that govern the use and development of water resources, particularly for agriculture which is the largest user. Drawing on the theory of New Institutional Economics and comparisons with Australia (as a developed country) and other less developed nations in Africa and Asia, the authors present original empirical data from three Indian states. Detailed analysis of these data is used to identify and recommend attributes and features of water management institutions that are conducive to effective resource management, its long-term success, and its best contribution to development.
Download or read book Strategic analysis of water institutions in India Application of a new research paradigm written by Saleth, Rathinasamy Maria and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2004 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overall objective of this paper is to outline the analytical framework and theoretical approach underlying a new research paradigm and illustrate how this paradigm can be used for the strategic analysis of water institutions by applying it to the Indian context.
Download or read book Agrarian Reforms and Institutional Changes in India written by Tajamul Haque and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1986 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Water Policy at the Crossroads Resources Technology and Reforms written by Vishal Narain and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews and analyzes emerging challenges in water policy, governance and institutions in India. Recent times have seen the contours of water policy shaped by new discourses and narratives; there has been a pluralization of the state and a changing balance of power among the actors who influence the formulation of water policy. Discourses on gender mainstreaming and Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) are influential, though they have often remained rhetorical and difficult to put into practice. Debate over property rights reform and inter-linking of rivers has been polarized. At the same time, there has been a rising disenchantment with policy initiatives in participatory irrigation management, cleaning up of water bodies and pollution control. Fast depletion of groundwater resources and the importance of adopting new irrigation methods are getting increased focus in the recent policy dialogue. The contributors review current debate on these and other subjects shaping the governance of water resources, and take stock of new policy developments. The book examines the experience of policy implementation, and shows where important weaknesses still lie. The authors present a roadmap for the future, and discuss the potential of alternative approaches for tackling emerging challenges. A case is made for greater emphasis on a discursive analysis of water policy, to examine underlying policy processes. The contributors observe that the ongoing democratization of water governance, coupled with the multiplication of stresses on water, will create a more visible demand for platforms for negotiation, conflict resolution and dialogue across different categories of users and uses. Finally, the authors propose that future research should challenge implicit biases in water resources planning and address imbalances in the allocation of water from the perspectives of both equity and sustainability.
Download or read book Water Management Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Economies written by M. Dinesh Kumar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on India, a fast developing economy, whose natural resource base comprising land and water supporting agricultural production is not only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a uniform strategy. It critically reviews issues which continue to dominate the debate on water management for agricultural and food production. The book examines the validity of the claim that large water resources projects cause serious social and environmental damages using global and national datasets. The authors examine claims that the future of Indian agriculture is in rain-fed farming supported by small water harvesting. They question whether water-abundant eastern India could become the granary of India, through a groundwater revolution with the right policy inputs. In the process, they look at the less researched aspect of the food security challenge, which is land scarcity in eastern India. The book analyzes the physical, economic and social impacts of large-scale adoption of micro irrigation systems, using a farming system approach for north Gujarat. Through an economic valuation of the multiple use benefits from tank systems in western Orissa, it shows how value of water from large public irrigation systems could be enhanced. The book also looks at the reasons for the limited success in bringing about the much needed institutional reforms in canal irrigation for securing higher productivity and equity using case studies of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Finally it addresses how other countries in the developing world, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa could learn from Indian experience.
Download or read book The Political Economy of Agricultural Policy Reform in India written by Regina Birner and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2011 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural policy reform is one of the major challenges facing India today. Such reform is required to reduce poverty through faster agricultural growth and to promote more sustainable use of natural resources while ensuring food security. Subsidy policies that promote the use of fertilizer and of electricity for groundwater irrigation are in particular need of reform. While subsidies for these two inputs played a crucial role in achieving India's Green Revolution, they have been criticized during the past decade for benefitting large-scale farmers more than smallholders, placing a fiscal burden on the state, and having negative environmental effects. By analyzing the evolution of these input subsidy policies and examining the political processes involved in efforts to reform them, this study throws new light on the factors that have so far prevented a move toward more pro-poor and environmentally sustainable agricultural input policies in India. The authors show that electoral politics, institutional factors, and policy paradigms or belief systems all play an important role in blocking reform. They identify several policy reform options as well as political strategies that can overcome past obstacles to reform. Community-based policy solutions, new coalitions for policy reform, fresh approaches to the policy debate, innovative and consensus-oriented forms of deliberation, and effective use of research-based knowledge can all make positive contributions to Indian policy reform. The analyses and proposals presented in this study will be a valuable resource for policymakers and stakeholders concerned with the politics of agricultural development.
Download or read book The Irrigation Future of India written by A. Narayanamoorthy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to bring forth and address the major issues confronting the irrigation sector of India and also to suggest policy pointers to sustain it. As the policy and reform canvas is large for a huge and diverse country, this book has particular focus on the most important and immediate issues and future options. The chapters not only focus on new research, in-depth analysis and technical details, but also provide a balanced review of the state of irrigation sector and comprehensive presentation of major issues, challenges and future options. With the presentation of in-depth analysis and synthesis of available knowledge, the work can act as a handbook for major irrigation water issues, actual policy changes, and potential reform that could turnaround the sector. Given the temporal and spatial data analysis of the irrigation sector, this book will be effective and useful as a research and teaching tool to students and researchers both in India and globally. Besides its professional audience within the academic, research and policy community, the non-technical format of the book will appeal to a general audience in the media, policy, and donor circles
Download or read book Managing Canal Irrigation in India written by Sib Ranjan Misra and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Attempts An Account Of The Status Of Water Distribution, Issues Associated With Irrigation Projects, Socio-Economic And Environmental Consquences Of Maldistribution And People`S Participation In Irrigation Projects.
Download or read book Water Institutions Policies Performance and Prospects written by Chennat Gopalakrishnan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a global survey and assessment of the structure, evolution, and performance of water institutions – administration policies and regulatory practices – in regional, national, and international settings. The coverage includes analysis and discussion of the rationale for institutional innovations, based on case study findings; specific suggestions for sustainable institutional design; and recommendations for implementing institutional reforms.
Download or read book Emerging Trends and Reforms in Irrigation in India written by Mamata Swain and published by M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book is divided into six sections which cover irrigation management and emerging issues, improvement of irrigation performance, alternative methods of irrigation, irrigation water rates, environmental impact of irrigation projects, and irrigation sector reforms. This volume is an important contribution on new trends and reforms in irrigation and will be of interest to social scientists, irrigation executives, irrigation planners, policy makers, general readers and all those who are engaged in management of water resources.
Download or read book Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management written by Lin Crase and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2009 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resolving these problems is crucial for the future.
Download or read book Water Institutions in India written by R. Maria Saleth and published by Commonwealth Publishers (India). This book was released on 1996 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: