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1 Moench, M. (Ed.) 1995. Groundwater management: The supply dominated focus of traditional, NGO and government efforts. Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India: VIKSAT. 152p.
Groundwater management ; Water stress ; Water resource management ; Institutions ; Arid zones ; Reservoirs ; Tanks ; Water supply / India / Rajasthan / Gujarat / Bengal / Banaskantha District / Kutch / Junagadh District / Chhotonagpur Plateau / Purulia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 MOE Record No: H027660)
2 Karmakar, D. 1995. Problems and prospects in Purulia and similar agroclimatic areas of Chhotonagpur Plateau: A profile of our experience in Purulia. In Moench, M. (Ed.), Groundwater management: The supply dominated focus of traditional, NGO and government efforts. Ahmedabad, India: VIKSAT. pp.112-118.
Groundwater ; Wells ; Water harvesting ; Soil moisture ; Rain ; Cropping systems ; Irrigated farming / India / West Bengal / Chhotonagpur Plateau / Purulia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 MOE Record No: H027666)
3 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.
4 PRADAN Team. 1999. PRADAN's collaboration with panchayats in watershed development in Purulia, West Bengal. In Farrington, J.; Turton, C.; James, A. J. (Eds.), Participatory watershed development: Challenges for the twenty-first century. New Delhi, India: OUP. pp.229-238.
Watershed management ; Rural development ; Institutions ; Villages ; Training ; Non-governmental organizations ; Financing / India / West Bengal / Purulia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 FAR Record No: H028380)
5 IWMI. 2002. Poverty focused smallholder water management systems: Promoting innovative water harvesting and irrigation systems to support sustainable livelihoods in South Asia – Overview of case studies. Unpublished report. 7p.
Irrigation systems ; Small scale systems ; Drip irrigation ; Water harvesting ; Watersheds ; Tanks ; Development projects ; Water reuse ; Wastewater / South Asia / India / Nepal / Rajasthan / Alwar / Paal Revival Project / West Bengal / Purulia / Udaipur / Tamil Nadu / Ramnad / Hyderabad / Musi River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G570 IWM Record No: H030686)
6 Pangare, V.; Karmakar, D. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: PRADAN's collaboration study of the 5% technology Purulia, West Bengal, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 3 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 83p. + appendices.
Water conservation ; Rainwater ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Social aspects ; Land tenure ; Agricultural practices ; Development projects ; Development aid ; Non governmental organizations ; Institutions ; Food security ; Irrigated farming ; Gender ; Agricultural society ; Smallholders ; Villages ; Households / India / West Bengal / Purulia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043992)
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7 Pangare, V. 2003. 5% Pit technology technical report, Purulia, West Bengal, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 6 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 18p.
Water conservation ; Rainwater ; Rainfed farming ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Water harvesting ; Water storage ; Models / India / West Bengal / Purulia / Chotanagpur plateau
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043995)
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8 Basu, M.; Hoshino, S.; Hashimoto, S. 2015. Many issues, limited responses: coping with water insecurity in rural India. Water Resources and Rural Development, 5:47-63. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2015.07.001]
Water insecurity ; Climate change ; Rain ; Participatory rural appraisal ; Community involvement ; Farmers ; Households ; Women's participation ; Strategies ; Adaptation ; Social aspects ; Living standards / India / West Bengal / Purulia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047972)
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We present empirical evidence of coping strategies practiced in response to water insecurity and emerging climate variability in a dry, sub-humid rural district in India. We find non-climatic factors to be largely responsible for the existing water insecure conditions and, as perceived, climatic variations are found to magnify the misery. The causes and impacts of water insecurity result in a complex vicious cycle, pushing rural livelihoods and domestic life to further deprivation and poverty. Counter responses, mostly coping strategies, are found to be spontaneous, reactive and are largely motivated by crisis, which often degrades the resource base, and are found to be detrimental to the health and well-being of the studied communities. We question the advisability of water supply provisions in rural areas that fail to acknowledge the water demands of rural communities. Localized initiatives, including location specific strategies, must be formulated with effective community participation and in conjunction with other developmental programs to ensure water security in rural areas.
9 Sengupta, N.; Ghosh, K. 2022. Women’s role in water resource management: a case study on upper catchment area of Kangsabati River Basin under Purulia District, West Bengal. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 8(4):107. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-022-00685-2]
Role of women ; Women’s participation ; Water resources ; Water management ; Catchment areas ; River basins ; Water scarcity ; Water availability ; Drinking water ; Tube wells ; Households ; Villages ; Decision making / India / West Bengal / Purulia / Kangsabati River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051294)
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Worldwide uncountable distressed people are agonizing dreadfully due to the acute problem of water scarcity. Women hold a very momentous position in the scenario of water resource management. The present study is focused to assess women’s participation and its effectiveness in water resource management at Arsha, Barabazar and Manbazar II blocks situated in the upper catchment area of Kangsabati river basin under Purulia district, West Bengal. In this aspect, 260 households from different villages located in the said three blocks have been surveyed. Target group analysis, focus group discussion, household survey with questionnaire have been applied to acquire first-hand data. Different statistical techniques such as ANOVA, hierarchical cluster analysis and principal component analysis have been used to examine the effectiveness of women’s participation regarding water management. The study portrays that local people are not satisfied about the existing water service. The result shows that 60%, 58.95% and 54.12% women in surveyed villages under Arsha, Barabazar and Manbazar II blocks have participated in water collection, respectively. The study reveals that the high percentage of women, i.e., 60%, 58.96% and 54.12% women are vigorously involved in decision-making process of water utilization in Arsha, Barabazar and Manbazar II blocks, respectively. The statistical analysis establishes that women’s participation in water resource management is highly effective in the study region during dry season. But the women’s understating of issues connected with water management does not have an impact outside of the household activities due to their lack of technical skills. Therefore, women’s participation in water management should be prioritized in an organized way for promoting sustainable water resource management in the water-deficit region in Purulia district.
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