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1 Deshpande, R. S.; Ratna Reddy, V. 1990. Social dynamics and farmers' society: A case study of Pani Panchayat. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 45(3):355-361.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H07205)
2 1995. Minor irrigation - A decentralized effort by Singur Panchayat Samity in the district of Hooghly, West Bengal. In India. Ministry of Water Resources. Proceedings of the National Conference on Participatory Irrigation Management, Diggan Bhawan, New Delhi, 19-23 June, 1995. pp.198-202.
Irrigation management ; Farmers' associations ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Panchayats / India / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G635 IND Record No: H09219)
3 Ballabh, V.; Dave, S.; Balooni, K. 1998. Why local resources management institutions decline: A comparative analysis of van panchayats and forest protection committees. Research paper presented at International Workshop on Shared Resource Management in South Asia: The Next Step, conducted by Institute of Rural Management Anand, India, 17-19 February, 1998. 17p.
Forest management ; Community forestry ; History ; Villages ; Grazing ; Fodder ; Fuelwood ; Forest resources ; Natural resources ; Resource management ; Institutional constraints ; Panchayats ; Rural economy ; Social impact / India / Uttar Pradesh / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4773 Record No: H022130)
4 Menon, V.; Paul, A.; Nair, K. N. 2005. Dynamics of irrigation institutions: Case study of a village panchayat in Kerala. Economic and Political Weekly, 40(9):893-904.
Irrigation management ; Farmers? associations ; Water lifting ; Irrigation systems ; Villages ; Panchayats ; Case studies / India / Kerala / Meloor
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7242 Record No: H036555)
5 Dhar, S. 2006. Tapping local resources to increase panchayat incomes. Economic and Political Weekly, 41(14):1371-1375.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7538 Record No: H038727)
6 Mahapatra, S. K. 2007. Functioning of water users associations or pani panchayat in Orissa: principle, procedure, performance and prospects. Law, Environment and Development Journal, 3(2): 126-147.
Water policy ; Water user associations ; Panchayats ; Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Water rights ; Legislation ; Households ; Income ; Land ownership / India / Orissa
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041214)
7 Koonan, S. 2007. Legal implications of Plachimada: a case study. Geneva, Switzerland: International Environmental Law Research Centre. 17p. (IELRC Working Paper 2007-05)
Pollution control ; Water law ; Legislation ; Groundwater ; Institutions ; Panchayats ; Land ownership ; Water rights / India / Kerala / Plachimada village
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041235)
8 Santhosh, Harikrishnan; Mohan, A.; George, S. L. 2019. Chalakudy River Diversion Scheme, Kerala: does it show the future of canal irrigation in India? Paper presented at the 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) on Development for Water, Food and Nutrition Security in a Competitive Environment, Bali, Indonesia, 1-7 September 2019. 10p.
Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation canals ; Rivers ; Diversion ; Irrigation management ; Groundwater recharge ; Crop production ; Rice ; Wells ; Farmers ; Institutions ; Panchayats / India / Kerala / Chalakudy River Diversion Scheme
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049669)
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During the Green Revolution era, paddy cultivation was promoted with much vigor within Kerala. The canal systems that supplied timely irrigation played an important role in promoting food security within the state as rice self-sufficiency became a political concern. Under changing circumstances, paddy cultivation has seen a drastic downward trend in the last 30 years. One of the reasons for this trend is the irregularity in water supply through canals resulting from the flow fluctuations due to various hydroelectric projects that have come up in the upstream and inefficiencies arising out of low maintenance and performance management. At the same time, farmers in Kerala have largely shifted towards the cultivation of high valued cash crops. This paper presents a case study of the Chalakudy River Diversion Scheme which once served the irrigation requirements of paddy in the Chalakudy river basin. The paper tries to shed light on how farmers have adapted to the evolving nature of CRDS as they continually shift towards cash crops that require better water control. In this process, CRDS has ended up as an entity vastly different from the intent of its planners. The role of canal irrigation, changing from direct flow irrigation to complementing recharge or replenishment of groundwater and surface water storages, may point towards the imminent transformation of canal irrigation in the rest of India.
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