Institutional reforms in Indian irrigation / Ashok Gulati, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, K.V. Raju.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gulati, Ashok, 1954-

Contributor:

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela.

Raju, K. V.

International Food Policy Research Institute.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irrigation--India--Management.

Irrigation.

Irrigation--India--Finance.

Irrigation--India--Karnataka--Management.

Irrigation--India--Rajasthan--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As water resources become increasingly scarce in India and demand only increases, the challenge of sustaining irrigation systems and the lands they serve is a matter of crucial importance. In particular, the livelihood of millions of farmers is threatened. India's canal irrigation systems, which have so far made an enormous contribution to food security, are now in crisis because of increasing competition for water, poor management, and declining funding. The authors of this book examine the nature of large-scale surface irrigation systems in India, analyze their associated problems, and discu

Contents:

Growing scarcity of water : India, Rajasthan, and Karnataka

Rising costs, falling recoveries : Indian surface irrigation under impending financial crisis

Financing issues and institutional reforms

Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited : pointer towards institutional reforms in irrigation financing?

Policy trends in participatory irrigation management

Potential and constraints of farmer participation in irrigation

Farmer involvement in irrigation : findings from Rajasthan and Karnataka

Conclusions and policy recommendations.

Notes:

"IFPRI-International Food Policy Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-309) and index.

ISBN:

93-5280-331-0

1-282-07507-1

9786612075070

81-321-0197-9

OCLC:

400029590