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1 Rao, G. B. 1998. Harvesting water: Irrigation tanks in Anantapur. Wastelands News, 13(3):8-12.
Water harvesting ; Tank irrigation ; Percolation ; Water storage ; Rehabilitation ; Water management ; Villages / India / Andhra Pradesh / Karnataka / Tamil Nadu / Anantapur
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H022627)
2 Farrington, J.; Turton, C.; James, A. J. (Eds.) 1999. Participatory watershed development: challenges for the twenty-first century. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press (OUP) xviii, 382p.
Watershed management ; Participatory management ; Social participation ; Rehabilitation ; Economic evaluation ; Poverty ; Rural development ; Women in development ; Gender ; Non-governmental organizations ; Land development ; Policy ; Institutional development ; Development projects ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation / India / Kharaiya Nala / Anantapur / Karnataka / Rajasthan / West Bengal / Purulia / Uttar Pradesh / Doon Valley
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 FAR Record No: H028365)
This book draws primarily on the papers and discussions at the National Workshop on Watershed Approaches for Wastelands Development: Challenges for the 21st Century, held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, from 28 to 30 April 1998.
3 Reddy, R.; Reddy, M.; Soussan, J. 2003. Water and poverty: a case of watershed development in Andhra Pradesh, India. In ADB, Water and poverty – A collection of case studies: Experiences from the Field. Manila, Philippines: ADB. pp.95-116.
Watershed management ; Poverty ; Rain-fed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Villages ; Water resources ; Dams ; Social aspects ; Farmers ; Rural development ; Horticulture / India / Andhra Pradesh / Anantapur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ADB Record No: H032550)
4 James, A. J. 2004. Linking water supply and rural enterprise: Issues and illustrations from India. In Moriarty, P.; Butterworth, J.; van Koppen, B. (Eds.), Beyond domestic: Case studies on poverty and productive uses of water a t the household level. Delft, Netherlands: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre; IWMI. pp.199-215.
Water supply ; Domestic water ; Women ; Poverty ; Households ; Drought ; Rural development / India / Gujarat / Banaskantha / Andhra Pradesh / Anantapur
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 339.46 G000 MOR Record No: H035339)
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5 Kesava Rao, A. V. R.; Wani, S. P.; Singh, P.; Irshad Ahmed, M.; Srinivas, K. 2006. Agroclimatic characterization of APRLP-ICRISAT nucleus watersheds in Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar and Kurnool districts. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 47p. (Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report 30)
Agroclimatology ; Watersheds ; Rain ; Evapotranspiration ; Water balance ; Climate ; Cropping systems / India / Andhra Pradesh / Nalgonda / Mahabubnagar / Kurnool / Prakasam / Anantapur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 KES Record No: H041327)
6 Misra, A. K.; Pachouri, A.; Kaur, A. 2015. Watershed management structures and decision making frameworks. Water Resources Management, 29(13):4849-4861. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-015-1094-8]
Watershed management ; Performance evaluation ; Water resources ; Groundwater recharge ; Artificial recharge ; Best practices ; Decision making ; Models ; Climate change ; Agricultural practices ; Dams ; Case studies / India / Andhra Pradesh / Anantapur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047753)
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Integrated watershed management has been adopted worldwide as best management practices, can minimise the climate change impact on agricultural production and fresh water resources. Critical elements for making best watershed management systems, like precise locations and designs of recharge structures, correct location of check dams within the watershed to ensure the optimum utilization have been discussed. Best Management Practices (BMP) for agricultural watershed management that includes integrated and consortium approach has been proposed. Case study demonstrates that the construction of artificial recharge structures like check dams on the upstream of the tributaries not only causes additional recharge but is also useful in improving the ground water quality. Study also proposes a watershed performance assessment model for identifying the parameters in the watershed, whose precise characterization is essential for the success of any watershed management program. A methodology has been develop for the evaluation of a complete watersheds model parameterization and performance scores has been assigned on the basis of parameter impact on output. The analysis and methodology of the proposed work can extremely useful for the practice of evaluation and effective implementation of watersheds.
7 Vallury, S.; Abbott, J. K.; Shin, H. C.; Anderies, J. M. 2020. Sustaining coupled irrigation infrastructures: multiple instruments for multiple dilemmas. Ecological Economics, 178:106793. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106793]
Irrigation systems ; Tank irrigation ; Infrastructure ; Groundwater management ; Pumping ; Costs ; Sustainability ; Water availability ; Water use ; Surface water ; Policies ; Institutions ; Farmers ; Villages ; Models / India / Andhra Pradesh / Chittoor / Anantapur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050003)
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In order to smooth the availability of water and address water scarcity, shared irrigation infrastructure is constructed in many irrigation systems. However, maintaining contributions to shared infrastructure has grown increasingly challenging as private infrastructure, such as groundwater pumps, have become attractive substitutes. This problem is especially acute in the semiarid regions of South Asia. We model South Indian tank irrigation systems as an example of a coupled infrastructure system that captures these real-world challenges. We developed a replicator dynamic model to analyze the interactions of multiple policy instruments to address interlinked appropriation and provisioning dilemmas in a coupled infrastructure system. We demonstrate that a fixed fee levied on groundwater users combined with highly differentiated fees on tank users can improve the provision of the shared tank significantly, yield higher profits, and greater equality of livelihoods. However, the presence of private infrastructure limits the ability to credibly implement sufficiently high fees. This institutional complexity is decidedly “second best” – falling well short of the outcomes available if the substitution to private infrastructure were more effectively managed.
8 Reddy, V. R.; Pavelic, Paul; Reddy, M. S. 2021. Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 21p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 05) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.224]
Groundwater management ; Participatory management ; Water use efficiency ; Sustainable use ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Water systems ; Project evaluation ; Capacity development ; Awareness-raising ; Technology transfer ; Behavioural changes ; Groundwater extraction ; Pumping ; Wells ; Groundwater level ; Hydrological factors ; Water policies ; Regulations ; Equity ; Crop production ; Water budget ; Institutions ; Funding ; Non-governmental organizations ; Water user associations ; Livelihoods ; Food security ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Rural communities ; Villages / India / Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems Project / Anantapur / Chittoor / Cuddapah / Kurnool / Mahbubnagar / Nalgonda / Prakasam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050839)
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This GRIPP Case Profile assesses whether the proactive involvement of rural communities in the management of groundwater positively contributes towards sustainable resource use. The assessment uses the long-term (2003-2013) Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS) project in India as a case study. Implemented across seven districts, the assessment is based on a critical review and synthesis of existing literature and complementary field visits conducted five years after project closure. APFAMGS worked towards creating awareness and bringing about behavioral change to achieve sustainable groundwater use, primarily for irrigation. The approach focused on knowledge transfer and capacity building to set up participatory processes conducive to informal management measures, and technologies supporting participatory hydrological monitoring and crop water budgeting. In addition, awareness creation in relation to demand as well as supply side management options was critical. The analysis suggests that APFAMGS has helped in filling the knowledge and information gaps on groundwater resources among local farming communities. Some degree of long-term reduction in groundwater pumping was observed, but the attribution to the project is not clear, and effects on reducing groundwater level declines may be limited and localized. The APFAMGS approach of participatory groundwater management (PGM) fell short in terms of equity considerations, with implications for the institutional sustainability of the approach. The study provides policy guidance for adopting more inclusive PGM-based institutions on a wider scale.
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