Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions
Recent attempts to modernise irrigation tanks with a focus on physical rehabilitation, but little institutional development to maintain and manage them, have resulted in a vicious cycle. With the lack of maintenance and upkeep, rehabilitated tanks soon fall into disrepair, necessitating a new round...
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| author | Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy Gomathinayagam, P. Shah, Tushaar |
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| description | Recent attempts to modernise irrigation tanks with a focus on physical rehabilitation, but little institutional development to maintain and manage them, have resulted in a vicious cycle. With the lack of maintenance and upkeep, rehabilitated tanks soon fall into disrepair, necessitating a new round of externally-induced rehabilitation. Yet, there are many tanks under traditional local management operating at a high level of performance equilibrium. A study of 41 tanks from 22 districts of eight Indian states was taken up under the IWMI-Tata Programme to identify the characteristics of high performing local- managed tank institutions. The lessons learnt from the study can form the basis for an effective institutional protocol that can enhance the effectiveness of tank rehabilitation and modernization. |
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| spelling | CGSpace411272023-06-12T17:20:25Z Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy Gomathinayagam, P. Shah, Tushaar tank irrigation rehabilitation modernization institutions domestic water water allocation water distribution decision making water users' associations financial resources villages Recent attempts to modernise irrigation tanks with a focus on physical rehabilitation, but little institutional development to maintain and manage them, have resulted in a vicious cycle. With the lack of maintenance and upkeep, rehabilitated tanks soon fall into disrepair, necessitating a new round of externally-induced rehabilitation. Yet, there are many tanks under traditional local management operating at a high level of performance equilibrium. A study of 41 tanks from 22 districts of eight Indian states was taken up under the IWMI-Tata Programme to identify the characteristics of high performing local- managed tank institutions. The lessons learnt from the study can form the basis for an effective institutional protocol that can enhance the effectiveness of tank rehabilitation and modernization. 2004 2014-06-13T14:57:26Z 2014-06-13T14:57:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41127 en Limited Access Sakthivadivel, Ramasamy; Gomathinayagam, P.; Shah, Tushaar. 2004. Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions. Economic and Political Weekly, 39(31):3521-3526. |
| spellingShingle | tank irrigation rehabilitation modernization institutions domestic water water allocation water distribution decision making water users' associations financial resources villages Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy Gomathinayagam, P. Shah, Tushaar Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions |
| title | Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions |
| title_full | Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions |
| title_fullStr | Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions |
| title_short | Rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions |
| title_sort | rejuvenating irrigation tanks through local institutions |
| topic | tank irrigation rehabilitation modernization institutions domestic water water allocation water distribution decision making water users' associations financial resources villages |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41127 |
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