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1 Meenakshi, J. V.; Banerji, A.; Mukherji, Aditi; Gupta, A. 2012. Does marginal cost pricing of electricity affect groundwater pumping behavior of farmers?. Project report submitted to International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) by IWMI. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 29p.
Groundwater irrigation ; Pumping ; Costs ; Energy generation ; Electricity supplies ; Pricing ; Water use ; Farms ; Policy ; Surveys ; Tube wells ; Metering ; Water rates ; Households ; Farmers / India / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044958)
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2 Gulati, M.; Pahuja, S. 2015. Direct delivery of power subsidy to agriculture in India. Vienna, Austria: Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All); Washington, DC, USA: World Bank Group. Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). 92p.
Agricultural sector ; Groundwater irrigation ; Electrical energy ; Electricity supplies ; Subsidies ; Tariffs ; Metering ; Incentives ; Water resources ; Water use ; Tube wells ; Solar energy ; Pumps ; Information and Communication Technologies (icts) ; Models ; Performance evaluation ; State intervention ; Stakeholders ; Costs ; Farmers ; Income ; Rural areas ; Sustainability ; Questionnaires / India / Bihar / Karnataka / Punjab / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047223)
http://www.se4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SE4All-Direct_Delivery_of_Power_Subsidy_to_Agriculture_in_India.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047223.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047223.pdf
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3 Jayaramu, K. P.; Kumar, B. M.; Rashmi, K. K. P. 2016. Improving cost recovery in urban water supply service: an experience from India. Water Policy, 18(3):685-707. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2015.134]
Water supply ; Urban areas ; User charges ; Cost recovery ; Strategies ; Metering ; Maintenance costs ; Water loss ; Water users ; Water authorities ; State intervention ; Investment ; Income ; Performance indexes / India / Karnataka / Hubli–Dharwad
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047621)
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Poor cost recovery, owing to inherent problems associated with intermittent water service, is common in the majority of towns and cities in India. The water supply in twin cities of Hubli–Dharwad, located in North Karnataka, India, was characterized by several issues such as water losses, poor service delivery, low cost recovery and low investments. Provision of water service to the twin cities was the responsibility of the Hubli–Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) until 2003. The municipal revenues were affected by the large gap between revenue and expenditure on account of poor performance of the water division of the corporation, which further impeded the efforts to improve water service. In 2003, due to deteriorating performance with regard to water supply, the Government of Karnataka transferred the responsibility for maintenance of the water service to the Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board (KUWS&DB). The KUWS&DB along with the HDMC adopted a multi-pronged strategy to improve cost recovery. The sustained efforts for over a decade (2003–2013) led to a gradual increase in full cost recovery from about 12% in 2003 to 47% in 2013. This study examines the impact of the multi-pronged approach adopted for improving cost recovery in water supply in the twin cities.
4 Kumpel, E.; Woelfle-Erskine, C.; Ray, I.; Nelson, K. L. 2017. Measuring household consumption and waste in unmetered, intermittent piped water systems. Water Resources Research, 53(1):302-315. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019702]
Water use ; Household consumption ; Measurement ; Water availability ; Water supply ; Water distribution systems ; Water storage ; Storage containers ; Water tanks ; Pipes ; Water loss ; Metering ; Water users ; Socioeconomic environment ; Urban areas / India / Hubli-Dharwad
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048047)
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Measurements of household water consumption are extremely difficult in intermittent water supply (IWS) regimes in low- and middle-income countries, where water is delivered for short durations, taps are shared, metering is limited, and household storage infrastructure varies widely. Nonetheless, consumption estimates are necessary for utilities to improve water delivery. We estimated household water use in Hubli-Dharwad, India, with a mixed-methods approach combining (limited) metered data, storage container inventories, and structured observations. We developed a typology of household water access according to infrastructure conditions based on the presence of an overhead storage tank and a shared tap. For households with overhead tanks, container measurements and metered data produced statistically similar consumption volumes; for households without overhead tanks, stored volumes underestimated consumption because of significant water use directly from the tap during delivery periods. Households that shared taps consumed much less water than those that did not. We used our water use calculations to estimate waste at the household level and in the distribution system. Very few households used 135 L/person/d, the Government of India design standard for urban systems. Most wasted little water even when unmetered, however, unaccounted-for water in the neighborhood distribution systems was around 50%. Thus, conservation efforts should target loss reduction in the network rather than at households.
5 Bassi, N. 2018. Solarizing groundwater irrigation in India: a growing debate. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 34(1):132-145. (Special issue: Politics and Policies for Water Resources Management in India). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1329137]
Groundwater irrigation ; Solar energy ; Pumps ; Photovoltaic systems ; Carbon dioxide ; Emission ; Economic viability ; Technology assessment ; Metering ; Subsidies ; Social aspects ; Policy / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048481)
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India is on a path to reduce its carbon emission intensity with a major thrust on increasing the grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity. However, the carbon footprint in agriculture is on the rise. Heavy subsidies for electricity and diesel to pump groundwater for irrigated agriculture, combined with lack of regulations on water withdrawal, are resulting in both groundwater over-exploitation and increased carbon emissions. Some researchers and practitioners have suggested large-scale promotion of solar pumps for well irrigation as a way to make agricultural growth carbon-neutral and groundwater use in farming sustainable. This article examines whether solar pumps for groundwater irrigation are technically feasible and economically viable in India.
6 Sharma, M.; Alipalo, M. 2017. The Dhaka water services turnaround: how Dhaka is connecting slums, saving water, raising revenues, and becoming one of South Asia’s best public water utilities. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB). 70p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.22617/TCS179117-2]
Water supply ; Development projects ; Urban areas ; Water scarcity ; Water conservation ; Water quality ; Sanitation ; Water users ; Slums ; Public utilities ; Gender relations ; Drainage equipment ; Metering ; Financing ; Investment policies ; Water authorities ; Institutional reform ; Capacity building ; Customer relations ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Political aspects / South Asia / Bangladesh / Dhaka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048496)
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/384631/dhaka-water-services.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048496.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048496.pdf
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7 Banerjee, P. S.; de Silva, Sanjiv. 2020. Pro-poor groundwater development: the case of the Barind experiment in Bangladesh. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 8p. (Water Knowledge Note)
Groundwater development ; Irrigation programs ; Deep tube wells ; Shallow tube wells ; Groundwater irrigation ; Costs ; Metering ; Agricultural production ; Rice ; Farmers ; Poverty ; Sustainability ; Case studies / Bangladesh / Barind / Rajshahi / Rangpur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049597)
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/33246/Pro-Poor-Groundwater-Development-The-Case-of-the-Barind-Experiment-in-Bangladesh.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049597.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049597.pdf
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The Barind region, a water-stressed area in northwest Bangladesh, had an underdeveloped agricultural economy and high levels of poverty until two projects revitalized the area with enhanced groundwater irrigation. The Barind Integrated Area Development Project in 1985 and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in 1992 used new water extraction technology and innovative management practices such as deep tubewells (DTWs) fitted with smart card–operated electric pumps to develop drought-resilient irrigation. Both projects have helped the Barind region reduce poverty and achieve self-sufficiency in rice. However, there are concerns about declining groundwater levels in the Barind and nearby regions, resulting in a temporary halt in DTW expansion. Preliminary evidence presented in this case study suggests farmers served by shallow tubewells (STWs) may be losing access to groundwater in some parts of the Barind region, which can have significant development implications because these tubewells remain the predominant source of irrigation. This evidence provides grounds to question whether an irrigation model reliant on DTWs is sustainable and equitable in the long term. Further research is needed to better establish groundwater conditions and understand the risk to STW users to inform future policy on DTW-driven agricultural development.
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