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1 Alam, J.. 1984. Evidence of the causes of low sale of STW irrigation sets in 1983-84: Implications for policy and research. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. 60 p.
Policy ; Research ; Tube well irrigation ; Pumps ; Irrigation engineering ; Shallow tube wells / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G584 ALA Record No: H0431)
2 Gisselquist, D.; Alam, J.. 1986. Methodologies for evaluating economic aspects of irrigation systems. In Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council and Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, Methodologies to evaluate the performance of irrigation systems (pp. 123-139). Dhaka, Bangladesh: BARC and Winrock International.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G584 BAN Record No: H01680)
This paper argues that irrigation development offers an opportunity for equitable distribution of increased incomes. Data are presented to demonstrate that distributional impacts of new irrigation systems may be potentially more significant for or against rural equity than any possible government initiative affecting land ownership or tenancy arrangements. Nevertheless, irrigation systems are often developed with no more than lip service paid to concerns about equity. Therefore, although irrigation expansion can represent an immense opportunity, it could also be a dangerous threat for those interested in equity in rural communities. The paper discusses a variety of approaches that have been used to obtain indications about the distributional impact of irrigation systems. The paper points out that information to date on distribution of incomes from irrigation gives cause for concern. It is argued that irrigation systems can be designed and policies devised to distribute water, and hence benefits, more equitably across areas of large-scale systems and to curtail the extent to which those managing tubewells are able to collect water charges in excess of water costs. The paper concludes that additional studies on the distributional impact of irrigation systems are fully warranted. Furthermore, since distributional issues can be incorporated into evaluations at little extra cost, such issues should be an integral part of any evaluation of performance of irrigation systems.
3 Islam, T.; Sarker, H.; Alam, J.; Ur-Rashid, H. 1990. Water use and yield relationships of irrigated potato. Agricultural Water Management, 18(2):173-179.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H06998)
4 Das, M.; Parveen, T.; Ghosh, D.; Alam, J.. 2021. Assessing groundwater status and human perception in drought-prone areas: a case of Bankura-I and Bankura-II blocks, West Bengal (India). Environmental Earth Sciences, 80(18):636. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09909-8]
Groundwater assessment ; Groundwater recharge ; Drought ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Drinking water ; Land use ; Land cover ; Geomorphology ; Petrology ; Slope ; Geographical information systems ; Models ; Sustainability ; Agricultural practices ; Vegetation / India / West Bengal / Bankura-I / Bankura-II
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050636)
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Ground water is a precious natural resource in every aspect of human life from natural to artificial environment. Ground water is an indicator of regional development by improving the economic domain through intensive agricultural practices, and aesthetic value through sufficient ground water supply as drinking water, fertile soil, and healthy vegetation. However, ground water availability and associated human perceptions were the main themes of the present study. In this study, both primary and secondary data were incorporated to understand the human adaptation behaviour in drought-prone areas of the fringe of Chhotanagpur plateau region (Bankura-I and II blocks) to ground water storage. GWPZ mapping is a very important exposure to knowing the ground reality. So, the MCDM-AHP method has been developed based on the eight dominant conditioning factors viz. geomorphology, lithology, lineament density, soil, drainage density, LULC, average slope, and slope aspect using GIS analytics with field expertise. The output result was validated with comparing 105 inventory stations where 0.850 AUC value was good for accepting the GWPZ model. As a result, a major portion of the study area is dominated by poor to moderate possibilities of ground water level (ground water level drops 1–2 m during the pre-monsoon) due to Proterozoic granite gneiss formation over the study area. With comparing demographic status, it was not favourable for a healthy lifestyle. Agriculture dominated rural environment of Bankura-I and II blocks is far away from the modern digital environment that is why ground water has played a very crucial role in the field of development. Moreover, to build up a good level of ground water recharge zone through rainfall harvesting, and sustainable land use planning will be the best management practices. So, availability of ground water should be a positive sign of development in the field of the economic sector and sustainable human society.
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