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1 Parajuli, U. N.. 1999. Agro-ecology and irrigation technology: Comparative research on farmer-managed irrigation systems in the mid-hills of Nepal. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University. 254p.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation efficiency ; Mountains ; Ecology ; Climate ; Agricultural policy ; Farmer participation ; Water allocation ; Water distribution ; Equity ; Weirs ; Design ; Flow measurement ; Irrigation canals ; Farming systems ; Land tenure ; Land use ; Distributary canals ; Maintenance ; Villages ; Rice ; Paddy fields ; Puddling ; Labor ; Water rights ; Operating costs / Nepal / Sankhar Irrigation System / Julphe Irrigation System / Bachcha Irrigation System / Patne Irrigation System / Sishaghat Village
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 631.7.6.2 G726 PAR Record No: H025267)
Ph.D Thesis, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, Netherlands
2 Parajuli, U. N.; Krishna, C. P. (Eds.) 1999. Workshop proceedings, Evaluation of Irrigation Management Transfer Process and Performance, Lalitpur, Nepal, 11-12 October 1999. Kathmandu, Nepal: Department of Irrigation. Research and Technology Development Branch; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 197p.
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Monitoring ; Evaluation ; Institutional development ; Rehabilitation ; Leadership ; Water user associations ; Irrigation programs ; Participatory management ; Women ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Conjunctive use / Nepal / Khageri Irrigation System / Hirapur Manusmara Irrigation System
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G726 PAR Record No: H026328)
3 Parajuli, U. N.. 2001. Irrigation technology: Design principles and system operation. In Gautam, U.; Rana, S. (Eds.), Challenges to farmer managed irrigation systems: Proceedings of International Seminar on Challenges to Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems, held on 28 and 29 March 2000, Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: FMIS Promotion Trust. pp.25-41.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Government managed irrigation systems ; Design criteria ; Irrigation operation ; Water distribution ; Water allocation ; Water delivery / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G570 GAU Record No: H027848)
4 Parajuli, U. N.; Sharma, C. 2000. Study of local water-harvesting systems in a micro-watershed in the Upper Mustang Region of Nepal. In Banskota, M.; Chalise, S. R. (Eds.), Waters of life: Perspectives of water harvesting in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas. Volume II: Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Local Water Harvesting for Mountain Households in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas, Kathmandu, March 14-16, 1999. Kathmandu, Nepal: ICIMOD. pp.261-306.
Water harvesting ; Watersheds ; Mountains ; Land use ; Geomorphology ; Erosion ; Wildlife ; Farming systems ; Social aspects ; Women ; Water resource management ; Soil management ; Forest management ; Gravity flow ; Tank irrigation ; Distributary canals ; Water conveyance ; Conflict ; Decision making ; Water allocation ; Water distribution ; Irrigation water ; Water policy ; Water rights ; Social participation / Nepal / Himalayas / Upper Mustang Region / Ghyakhar Khola
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 BAN Record No: H028001)
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5 Parajuli, U. N.; Sharma, K. R. (Eds.) 2003. Golden Jubilee Seminar on Five Decades of Planned Irrigation Development: Achievements and Future Challenges, proceedings of the seminar, Kathmandu, Nepal, 8 April 2003. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Water Resources. Department of Irrigation; Kathmandu, Nepal: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 193p.
Irrigation management ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation programs ; Governance ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; River basin development ; Drip irrigation ; Canal linings ; Precipitation ; Environmental effects ; Institutional development / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G726 PAR Record No: H033996)
6 Parajuli, U. N.. 2023. Irrigation management by a private irrigation operator (PIO) under a fixed-term management contract: an alternative approach to managing irrigation in Nepal. Irrigation and Drainage, 14p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2889]
Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Canals ; Sediment ; Maintenance ; Farmers ; Infrastructure ; Governance ; Accountability ; Water resources / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052194)
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Most of the agency-built surface irrigation systems in Nepal the operation and maintenance (O&M) of which are being managed by irrigation agencies jointly with farmers are not performing satisfactorily. The unreliable delivery of irrigation services to farmers is one of the reasons for this. Thus, the most important challenge in the past and in the present is how to enhance the delivery of irrigation services to farmers.
If one examines the private sector management of other public enterprises, they are efficiently delivering services to their clients. Considering this aspect, the government of Nepal recognized that irrigation systems or parts of them may also be managed through private irrigation operators (PIOs) under a fixed-term management contract to enhance their service delivery.
This paper analyses the O&M of jointly managed irrigation systems (JMISs) and suggests that a lack of capacity, accountability and incentive mechanisms on the part of irrigation agencies are the principal causes pertaining to the deficient delivery of irrigation services in them. It further suggests that introducing PIOs in managing the operation and maintenance of part of the JMISs can address these causes. The paper argues that the said PIO approach is viable from financial, technical and managerial perspectives.
If one examines the private sector management of other public enterprises, they are efficiently delivering services to their clients. Considering this aspect, the government of Nepal recognized that irrigation systems or parts of them may also be managed through private irrigation operators (PIOs) under a fixed-term management contract to enhance their service delivery.
This paper analyses the O&M of jointly managed irrigation systems (JMISs) and suggests that a lack of capacity, accountability and incentive mechanisms on the part of irrigation agencies are the principal causes pertaining to the deficient delivery of irrigation services in them. It further suggests that introducing PIOs in managing the operation and maintenance of part of the JMISs can address these causes. The paper argues that the said PIO approach is viable from financial, technical and managerial perspectives.
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