Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

This report analyzes the history of groundwater development in the eastern Uttar Pradesh region over the 1950-1990 period. Its main conclusion is that the story of groundwater-based livelihood creation in the Ganga basin is one of failed public initiatives and successful adaptive responses by privat...

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Autor principal: Shah, Tushaar
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39841
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description This report analyzes the history of groundwater development in the eastern Uttar Pradesh region over the 1950-1990 period. Its main conclusion is that the story of groundwater-based livelihood creation in the Ganga basin is one of failed public initiatives and successful adaptive responses by private agents. However, tube-well-induced agrarian dynamism in eastern Uttar Pradesh and north Bihar in recent years can spread to the entire basin if public policy makers learn correct lessons from the experience of these two subregions.
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spelling CGSpace398412025-11-07T08:42:06Z Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India Shah, Tushaar farmer-led irrigation river basins groundwater management groundwater development groundwater irrigation pumps tube wells public policy poverty social aspects flood water water market waterlogging electricity supplies energy pricing rural development villages This report analyzes the history of groundwater development in the eastern Uttar Pradesh region over the 1950-1990 period. Its main conclusion is that the story of groundwater-based livelihood creation in the Ganga basin is one of failed public initiatives and successful adaptive responses by private agents. However, tube-well-induced agrarian dynamism in eastern Uttar Pradesh and north Bihar in recent years can spread to the entire basin if public policy makers learn correct lessons from the experience of these two subregions. 2001 2014-06-13T14:29:31Z 2014-06-13T14:29:31Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39841 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Shah, T. 2001. Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 43p. (IWMI Research Report 054)
spellingShingle farmer-led irrigation
river basins
groundwater management
groundwater development
groundwater irrigation
pumps
tube wells
public policy
poverty
social aspects
flood water
water market
waterlogging
electricity supplies
energy
pricing
rural development
villages
Shah, Tushaar
Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
title Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
title_full Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
title_fullStr Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
title_full_unstemmed Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
title_short Wells and welfare in the Ganga Basin: public policy and private initiative in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
title_sort wells and welfare in the ganga basin public policy and private initiative in eastern uttar pradesh india
topic farmer-led irrigation
river basins
groundwater management
groundwater development
groundwater irrigation
pumps
tube wells
public policy
poverty
social aspects
flood water
water market
waterlogging
electricity supplies
energy
pricing
rural development
villages
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39841
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