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)
Institutional reform for water use efficiency in agriculture: International best practices and policy lessons for India - A working paper by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water
This paper explores the best methods that can be used for determining successful institutional reforms for Water Use Efficiency (WUE) in agriculture
Sachin Shah
Posted on 25 May, 2012 08:10 PM

Water Use EfficiencyThis working paper by the Co
Industries call for water conservation - Proactive disclosure on water use by industries will go a long way
This article by Romit Sen discusses some of the steps that can be undertaken by industries to conserve water
Romit Sen
Posted on 25 May, 2012 03:48 PM

India’s rapidly growing economy is driving increased water usage across different sectors. Various estimates and projections indicate an increasing trend in water demand for agriculture, industrial and domestic uses in the coming decades.
Traditional water management systems - An overview of the Ahar-Pyne system in the South Bihar plains in India and the need for its revival - A paper from the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
This article describes a traditional water harvesting system, the Ahar Pyne system still practised in south plains of Bihar
Divy Ninad Kaul
Ganesh Neelam
Gopal Shukla
Swati Singh
Posted on 23 May, 2012 04:45 PM

This paper published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge provides a brief overview of the the Ahar-Pyne system, a traditional water harvesting system still practised in the sout
Integrated hydrological data book (non-classified river basins) by Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources
This book is a compendium of hydrogeological data related to major river basins in India
Central Water Commission (Ministry of Water Resources)
Posted on 15 May, 2012 08:37 AM

This data book published by Central Water Commission (CWC) is a compendium of impor
Water resources of Andhra Pradesh - An atlas by VIStA, IWMI and GoAP
This atlas depicts the spatial and temporal distribution of available water in Andhra Pradesh
Anne Chappuis
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
IWMI Tata Water Policy Program (ITP)
Sanjay Gupta
Satya Prakash Tucker
Visual Information Systems for Action (VIStA)
Posted on 14 May, 2012 06:25 PM

This atlas on water resources in Andhra Pradesh by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program (ITP), Visual Information Systems for Action (VIStA) and

Water science in India - Hydrological obscurantism - A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
This article criticises the Government of India’s proposal of addressing the twin problems of floods and water scarcity in the country by interlinking rivers
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Posted on 07 May, 2012 12:15 PM

This article by Jayanta Bandyopadhyay in the Economic and Political Weekly deals with the Government of India’s proposal for addressing the twin problems of floods and water scarcity by interlinking rivers.
Livolink Foundation invites applications for Executive and Senior Executive for its national Diversion Based Irrigation program, Bhubaneswar, apply by May 10, 2012
Posted on 06 May, 2012 06:45 PM

LiovLink

Teesta, Tipaimukh and riverlinking: Danger to Bangladesh-India relations – A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
This paper in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) by Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed, University of Dhaka deals with the Supreme Court’s verdict directing the Government of India to implement the interlinking of rivers. The article opines that the judgement seems to have overlooked the regional and international implications of what the Indian Court strangely considers “the rivers of the country”.
Imtiaz Ahmed
Posted on 06 May, 2012 11:25 AM

Bangladesh shares 54 rivers with India. Any unilateral action by India on any of its international rivers will degrade its relations with its neighbours while also adversely affecting its ecology, economy and society. Bangladesh being a riverine and a lower riparian country remains sensitive to matters of water, whether inland or maritime.
The Supreme Court and its directions on Interlinking of Rivers (ILR): India and her people will be greatly benefited by its implementation
The Supreme Court has recently given direction to Government of India to implement Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) within a time frame as it brings many benefits to our people. Many feel that ILR has some inherent problems including reluctance of the States. But Supreme Court wants the net working of rivers (NWR). This article by J Prabudoss looks into the issue.
J. Prabudoss
Posted on 03 May, 2012 07:03 PM

Author : J. Prabudoss
Viability of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in India: Study of Chanju CDM project in Chamba district,Himachal Pradesh
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is introduced by US government as flexibility mechanisms under Kyoto Protocol and allows developed countries to meet their emission reduction commitments by promoting clean development in developing countries. As a policy mandate, it aims to design project-based mechanisms to reduce emissions. These reductions are produced and then subtracted against a hypothetical baseline of emissions which are predicted to occur in the absence of a particular CDM project. India as a signatory of this protocol have been registered 2313 projects up to August 2010, out of these, 64 projects are of hydro power generation and Chanju power project of 36 MW is one of the CDM project in India. Dr Mohinder Kumar Slariya in this article showcases the primary data research based view point, which he presented in the "International Scientific Conference" at Hohenheim University, Germany.
Dr. Mohinder Slariya; Post-doc Fellow
University of Turku
Finland
Posted on 03 May, 2012 06:30 PM

The present paper is an attempt of the researcher to make a comparative analysis between the expected benefits received by the executing agency under CDM and the actual benefits people are expected to receive from Chanju-I Hydro Electric Project.
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