Irrigation

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August 10, 2022
Taming water - Irrigation and drought protection in colonial India and the present
The irrigation at all costs mindset and narrow policies for drought protection during the colonial rule ignored rainfed agriculture and local practices that sustained agriculture in the Bombay Deccan. This continues even today.
Recurrent droughts and the struggle for survival (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons):
August 9, 2022
MGNREGS becoming the quintessential scheme for tribal agriculture
Ensuring irrigation through farm ponds in tribal Chhattisgarh
Many tribal farmers opted for individual farm ponds under MGNREGA ensuring protective irrigation. (Image: Meenakshi Singh)
April 8, 2022
Water for all, still a dream?
Lack of governance and six toothless irrigation acts have done very little to change the water situation on the ground in Maharashtra, argues water expert Pradeep Purandare.
Peanut irrigation in India (Image Source: Seratobikiba via Wikimedia Commons)
March 11, 2022
Making every drop count: Micro-irrigation for tribal farmers of Gujarat
Subsidies enable tribal farmers to adopt micro-irrigation systems providing them assured irrigation
A key mitigation strategy to deal with water scarcity due to climate change is on-farm management of water using techniques like micro-irrigation (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
September 17, 2021
Villagers’ shramdaan revives canal, enhances area under cultivation
Benefits of well-managed commons on livelihoods
Collective efforts revived the canal structure of Bichhiya dam bringing water to the village (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)
August 29, 2021
Diversion-based irrigation systems
Experience of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) in revitalizing the traditional phad irrigation system in hilly tribal villages of Western Madhya Pradesh
Community members contribute voluntary labour required for laying the pipeline network and tank construction (Image: Anjali Aggarwal)
Video: ‘Water futures - It’s everyone’s business’: A talk by Rohini Nilekani
Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology was started to sponsor and promote research in indology and aspects of Indian culture. It organises a highly prestigious yearly event, the Bhogilal Leherchand Memorial Lectures , calling on people of eminence to speak on variant topics highlighting the institutes moral vibrancy and intellectual reach.
Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology
Posted on 13 Dec, 2012 08:40 PM

Rohini Nilekani
Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources suggests inclusion of the subject ‘water’ in the concurrent list of the constitution
The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2012-13) has recently presented the Sixteenth Report of the Committee on ‘Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies' to the Lok Sabha. Some of the important recommendations/ observations of the Committee are included below
Press release
MoWR
Posted on 08 Dec, 2012 12:05 PM

Need for inclusion of the subject 'water' in the Concurrent List of the Constitution to put in place a comprehensive legislative framework
Highlights from the 10-year water policy research programme of the International Water Management Institute and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust discussed at the IWMI - TATA Annual Partners' Meet at Anand, between 28-30 November, 2012
IWMI -Tata water policy research programme aims to draw upon research carried out throughout the country to identify solutions for India's water stress and present these as policy recommendations
Chicu Lokgariwar
Posted on 05 Dec, 2012 02:06 PM

IWMI-Tata water policy research programme is a collaborative initiative between the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT). 
Living rivers, dying rivers: Stuffed rivers of Vrishabhavathi-Arkavathi from the Cauvery system
The eighth lecture in the series titled "Living rivers, dying rivers" was on Vrishabhavathi-Arkavathi rivers, by Leo Saldanha and Bhargavi Rao of the Environmental Support Group (ESG).
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 02 Dec, 2012 08:16 PM

Introduction
Narrow flow path of Cauvery, Mekedaatu (Source:Wikipedia)
From ripple to a tide – A film by SDTT on its work with local NGOs and communities on diversion-based irrigation
"Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water”Lao Tzu
The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) has been implementing a programme on diversion-based irrigation (DBI) since early 2009 to promote the development of small scale irrigation through diversion of water from streams. The film “From ripple to a tide” tells multiple stories related to sustainable irrigation systems, from the eyes of one of its team members who has been involved in the programme.
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT)
Posted on 01 Dec, 2012 10:52 AM

Part I: From ripple to a tide, a film by SDTT
National conference by IRRAD and UNICEF on women-led water management: Strategies towards water sustainability in rural India
A National Conference on Women-led Water Management was organised during November 5-6, 2012, in Haryana, India and focused on strategies towards water sustainability in rural India
Arti Manchanda
Posted on 22 Nov, 2012 05:07 PM

The Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) and UNICEF India hosted this  National Conference on Women-led Water Management .
Groundwater status of arid tehsils of Sirohi district of Rajasthan state- An article in Bharatiya Vaigyanik evam Audyogik Anusandhan Patrika (BVAAP)
How do farmers in dry and water scarce regions of Rajasthan, practice agriculture? This article sheds light on the groundwater situation in Sirohi district of Rajasthan
Mukesh Sharma
Rajesh Kumar Goyal
Posted on 17 Nov, 2012 10:54 PM

This article published in the Bharatiya Vaigyanik evam Audyogik Anusandhan Patrika (BVAAP) informs that understanding the soil and water resources is the first step towards carrying out agriculture in a sustainable manner.
Floods, fields and factories: Towards resolving conflicts around the Hirakud Dam
The Hirakud dam in Odisha has often been viewed as a symbol of India’s post independence developmentalism. This report explores the water conflicts surrounding the reservoir
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
Jinda Sandbhor
Pranab Choudhury
Priyabrata Satapathy
Posted on 27 Oct, 2012 08:13 PM

hirakudThis action research report by the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India maps the variegated issues contributing to the water conflicts ar
Dugwell - An asset for sustainable livelihood: An Arghyam and Action for Social Advancement (ASA) project carried out in 2 tribal bocks of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh
Population increase and the resultant increase in consumption has come to lay enormous stress on food production, thus underlying the need to bring in more land under cultivation
Mystic Frames
Posted on 27 Oct, 2012 10:44 AM

 At the same time we also need to keep in mind the judicious use of natural  resources, especially in rain-fed areas. Integrating sustainability and demand is one of the greatest challenges faced by communities and nations today.
Kerala and Karnataka's lesser known rainwater harvesting structures
Madakas are being replaced more and more by borewells. Efforts need to be made to restore these structures, create awareness, and preserve local knowledge.
Aarti Kelkar-Khambete
Posted on 16 Oct, 2012 03:09 PM

Madakas are one of the fast disappearing traditional rainwater harvesting structures found in the laterite belts of Karnataka and Kerala. They are naturally occuring depressions with high terrain on the three sides where water from the surrounding laterite slopes, mainly runoff from the rains, is accumulated.
Madakas: Water harvesting structures in Kerala and Karnataka
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