Institutional Reforms in Indian IrrigationSAGE Publications, 2005 - 322 من الصفحات `Institutional Reforms in India Irrigation brings together perspectives from three scholars with research interests ranging from agricultural economics to participatory watershed management and collective action. Overall the book provides a useful overview of irrigation management in India and authoritavely reviews options for cost-recovery under irrigation management transfer programs' - Development and Change Examining the nature and scope of large-scale surface irrigation in India, this book identifies the factors leading to poor performance from a political economy perspective and suggests viable options for institutional reforms. Using empirical data on irrigation financing and farmer participation, the authors go beyond merely making policy recommendations. They make detailed calculations of the costs of irrigation development, including both capital expenditure and recurring costs. They also examine the performance of reform measures that are already in operation in Karnataka and Rajasthan, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of participatory irrigation management reforms. |
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... become less sustainable — environmentally as well as fi- nancially . During the 1980s , the slowdown in the growth of canal irrigation did not cause a major problem , as groundwater development , particularly through private investment ...
... become less sustainable — environmentally as well as fi- nancially . During the 1980s , the slowdown in the growth of canal irrigation did not cause a major problem , as groundwater development , particularly through private investment ...
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... become a major source of funding in the near future , but there are certain conditions to be met : • Only companies and corporations can issue papers which can be traded in these markets to raise funding . State - issued papers are ...
... become a major source of funding in the near future , but there are certain conditions to be met : • Only companies and corporations can issue papers which can be traded in these markets to raise funding . State - issued papers are ...
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... become involved . Most of these programs shift greater responsibility for irrigation from the state to farmers . While in many cases state agencies have not been performing these tasks effectively , it cannot be assumed therefore that ...
... become involved . Most of these programs shift greater responsibility for irrigation from the state to farmers . While in many cases state agencies have not been performing these tasks effectively , it cannot be assumed therefore that ...
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Preface | 12 |
India Rajasthan and Karnataka | 29 |
Indian Surface Irrigation | 61 |
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agriculture allocated analysis Andhra Pradesh Bihar canal irrigation capital cost Chambal collective action command area committee cooperatives cost per hectare cost recovery crops direct receipts distributary efficiency estimates expenditure factors FAIA farmer participation FIGURE funds gestation lag groundwater groups Gujarat Haryana hectare IGNP improve incentives increase India infrastructure institutions investment involvement irrigated area irrigation agency Irrigation Department irrigation fees irrigation financing Irrigation Management Transfer irrigation potential irrigation projects irrigation schemes irrigation systems issues Karnataka KBJNL Krishna Raja Sagar Krishna river Maharashtra maintenance major and medium medium irrigation Meinzen-Dick ment million mobilizing O&M costs O&M expenses organizations participatory irrigation management percent performance Plan potential creation programs Rajasthan reforms revenue societies Source staff structure Tamil Nadu Temporal behavior tion Upper Krishna Project variables water charges water rates Water Resources water supply Water User Associations World Bank WUAs