The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management
This case study describes the problems which existed in the scheme prior to its rehabilitation in 1979 and the associated irrigation management innovations introduced by the author, who was assigned as a technical assistant by the Irrigation Department that year. Some of the management innovations i...
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International Irrigation Management Institute
1989
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| author | Gunadasa, A.M.S.S. |
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| description | This case study describes the problems which existed in the scheme prior to its rehabilitation in 1979 and the associated irrigation management innovations introduced by the author, who was assigned as a technical assistant by the Irrigation Department that year. Some of the management innovations included the provision of a simplified form of technical guidance to farmers and maintenance of the system through a Water Issue Board. By gaining the confidence of the farmers and the various line agencies working in the area, the author was able to introduce a systematic rotational distribution of water, advance the cultivation calendar, and increase cropping intensity. He was also able to motivate the farmers to take over the responsibility for the maintenance of the system from the government, and to continue to improve the physical and operational condition of the system. |
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| spelling | CGSpace363102025-12-08T07:52:49Z The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management Gunadasa, A.M.S.S. irrigation schemes irrigation management rehabilitation water distribution irrigation scheduling farmers attitudes case studies farmers associations farmer participation farmer-agency interactions This case study describes the problems which existed in the scheme prior to its rehabilitation in 1979 and the associated irrigation management innovations introduced by the author, who was assigned as a technical assistant by the Irrigation Department that year. Some of the management innovations included the provision of a simplified form of technical guidance to farmers and maintenance of the system through a Water Issue Board. By gaining the confidence of the farmers and the various line agencies working in the area, the author was able to introduce a systematic rotational distribution of water, advance the cultivation calendar, and increase cropping intensity. He was also able to motivate the farmers to take over the responsibility for the maintenance of the system from the government, and to continue to improve the physical and operational condition of the system. 1989 2014-06-12T13:48:34Z 2014-06-12T13:48:34Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/36310 en Open Access application/pdf International Irrigation Management Institute International Water Management Institute Gunadasa, A. M. S. S. 1989. The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). xiii, 42p. (IIMI Case Study 2) |
| spellingShingle | irrigation schemes irrigation management rehabilitation water distribution irrigation scheduling farmers attitudes case studies farmers associations farmer participation farmer-agency interactions Gunadasa, A.M.S.S. The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management |
| title | The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management |
| title_full | The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management |
| title_fullStr | The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management |
| title_short | The Kimbulwana Oya Irrigation Scheme: an approach to improved system management |
| title_sort | kimbulwana oya irrigation scheme an approach to improved system management |
| topic | irrigation schemes irrigation management rehabilitation water distribution irrigation scheduling farmers attitudes case studies farmers associations farmer participation farmer-agency interactions |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/36310 |
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