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1 Shah, Tushaar. 2001. Elixir or opiate?: an assessment of minor irrigation policies in North Bengal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 99p. (IWMI Working Paper 007) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.135]
Irrigation programs ; Development projects ; Project appraisal ; Small scale systems ; Water lifting ; Water policy ; Shallow tube wells ; Pumping ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Credit / India / North Bengal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5128, IWMI 631.7.8 G635 SHA Record No: H024272)
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Provides a socioeconomic analysis of Minor Irrigation (MI) investments in North Bengal. The study addresses the following questions: whether there is justification and rationale for MI subsidies in North Bengal; whether the North Bengal Terai Development Project's current subsidy policy achieves the Project's MI objectives in an efficient, sustainable and livelihood intensive manner, and if there is scope for modifying the current policies for better impact.
2 Shah, Tushaar; Hussain, Intizar; Saeed ur Rehman. 2000. Irrigation management in Pakistan and India: comparing notes on institutions and policies. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) v, 15p. (IWMI Working Paper 004) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.138]
Irrigation management ; Productivity ; Privatization ; Groundwater irrigation ; Irrigated farming ; Equity ; Water distribution ; Groundwater management ; Economic aspects ; Tube wells ; Price policy ; Electricity supplies ; Pumps / Pakistan / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G730 SHA Record No: H027088)
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These notes present the impressions gathered by a team of Indian and Pakistani economists on contemporary issues in irrigation management in these two countries. The authors suggest that the two countries can learn important lessons by comparing notes on several issues: [a] what would work best in ensuring equitable access to irrigation - physical rehabilitation being tried out in Pakistan Punjab with the help of the army under the military rule offers interesting possibilities in terms of scale and impact as does the Andhra Pradesh model of irrigation reform, [b] the experience in both countries so far defies the uncritically accepted premise that under farmer-management, irrigation systems will be more equitable, [c] why farmers in Pakistan Punjab have to use 16-20 horsepower (hp) diesel engines to pump groundwater from 25-40 feet while north Indian farmers have been doing the same with 5 hp engines—if it is because of compulsion of habit, appropriate policies can save Pakistan substantial diesel fuel per year, [d] India needs to ask why diesel engines in Lahore cost only 40-50 percent of the retail price they command in Lucknow or Ludhiana—we suggest allowing free imports of Chinese pumps will do away with the need for pump subsidies that keep diesel engines over-priced in India, [e] both Pakistan and India need to pay serious attention to promoting simple pump modifications that can increase fuel efficiency of their pumps by 40-70 percent, [f] India and Pakistan need to compare notes on their rich experience of electricity pricing policies to achieve viability of electricity supply to farmers and to achieve important goals of groundwater management and policy.
3 Shah, Tushaar; Raju, K V. 2001. Rethinking rehabilitation: socio-ecology of tanks in Rajasthan, north-west India. Water Policy, 3:521-536.
Tanks ; Watershed management ; Rehabilitation ; Multiple use ; Irrigation systems ; Tank irrigation ; Stakeholders ; Non governmental organizations ; Collective action ; Cropping systems ; Cultivation / India / Rajasthan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H028760)
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In the arid and semi-arid Indian state of Rajasthan, tanks and ponds have been a mainstay of rural communities for centuries. This paper assesses a rehabilitation strategy proposed for 1200 large tanks. It argues that treating tanks only as flow irrigation systems is very likely to result in a flawed strategy. As the experience of NGOs work shows, Rajasthan's tanks belong more to the watershed development domain than to the irrigation domain and a strategy that views tanks as multi-use socio-ecological constructs, and which recognizes varied stakeholder groups is more likely to enhance the social value of tanks.
4 Tewari, D. D.; Shah, Tushaar. 2002. Can pre-paid cards help management of farm power supply?: lessons for India from a South African experience. IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program Annual Partners' Meet, 2002. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program. 27p.
Electricity supplies ; Cost recovery ; Economic aspects ; Developing countries / India / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 621.31 G635 TEW Record No: H029651)
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5 Shah, Tushaar. 2002. Decentralized water harvesting and groundwater recharge: can these save Saurastra and Kutch from desiccation. IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program Annual Partners' Meet, 2002. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program. 25p.
Water harvesting ; Groundwater recharge ; Water table ; Drought ; Supplemental irrigation ; Wells ; Labor ; Salt water intrusion ; Aquifers ; Farmers' attitudes ; Irrigated farming ; Drip irrigation ; Sprinkler irrigation / India / Gujarat / Saurastra / Kutch
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 SHA Record No: H029652)
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6 Deb Roy, A.; Shah, Tushaar. 2003. Socio-ecology of groundwater irrigation in India. IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program Annual Partners' Meet, 2002. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program. 31p.
Groundwater irrigation ; Surface water ; Water use ; Agricultural production ; Productivity ; Regression analysis ; Pumps ; Rural development / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 ROY Record No: H029653)
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7 Shah, Tushaar; Desai, R. 2002. Creative destruction: is that how Gujarat is adapting to groundwater depletion?: a synthesis of 30 ITP studies. IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program Annual Partners' Meet, 2002. Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India: IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program. 19p.
Groundwater depletion ; Water shortage ; Tube wells ; Water conservation ; Non-governmental organizations ; Water availability ; Women ; Crop production ; Wells ; Water use ; Environmental degradation / India / Gujarat / Sabarkantha / Banaskantha / Mehsana / Kheda / Umreth / Vallabhipur / Kanpar / Saurashtra / Jamkhambhalia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 SHA Record No: H029656)
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8 Shah, Tushaar. 2003. Who should manage Chandeli tanks? IWMI-Tata Comment, 1/2003. 7p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G635 SHA Record No: H031795)
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Research highlight based on a paper titled ôWho should manage the tanks: Irrigation department, usersÆ organization, or private management agency? A quest to find a sustainable solution.ö
9 Scott, Christopher A.; Shah, Tushaar; Buechler, Stephanie J. 2003. Energy pricing and supply for groundwater demand management: lessons from Mexican agriculture. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 3/2003. 5p.
Groundwater management ; Energy ; Wells ; Economic aspects ; Participatory management / India / Mexico / Guanajuato
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.4 G635 SCO Record No: H031797)
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Research highlight based on a paper titled "Energy pricing and supply for groundwater demand management: Lessons from Mexican agriculture", Paper presented in the Policy Dialog on Forward Thinking Policies for Groundwater Management: Energy, water resources and economic approaches, New Delhi, 2-6 September 2002.
10 Shah, Tushaar; Singh, O. P. 2003. Can irrigation eradicate rural poverty in Gujarat? IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 10/2003. 7p.
Irrigation canals ; Groundwater irrigation ; Rural poverty ; Rural development ; Urbanization ; Industrialization / India / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G635 SHA Record No: H031804)
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Research highlight based on a paper titled ôIrrigation development and rural poverty in Gujarat, India: A disaggregated analysisö
11 Mukherji, Aditi; Shah, Tushaar. 2003. Groundwater governance in South Asia: governing a colossal anarchy. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 13/2003. 11p.
Water governance ; Groundwater development ; Groundwater irrigation ; Economic aspects ; Environmental effects ; Aquifers ; Wells ; Water market / South Asia / India / Pakistan / Bangladesh / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G570 MUK Record No: H031807)
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Research highlight based on a paper titled ôGroundwater socio-ecology of South Asia: An overview of issues and evidenceö
12 Shah, Tushaar. 2003. Framing the rules of the game: preparing for the first irrigation season in the Sardar Sarovar Project. IWMI Tata Comment, 17/2003. 11p.
Irrigation programs ; Development projects ; Water delivery ; Water user associations ; Canals ; Pumps ; Groundwater irrigation ; Villages ; Water rates / India / China / Sadar Sarovar Project / Narmada / Hebei / Hanan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.8 G635 SHA Record No: H031811)
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Research highlight based on a fieldwork by IWMI-Tata Research Team in forty villages of First Phase Command of Sardar Sarovar Project
13 SHAH, TUSHAAR. 2003. Linking science and policy: IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Program. Sustainable Development International, Autumn:125-129.
Water policy ; Agricultural research ; Research projects ; Non-governmental organizations ; Water resource management ; River basins / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 SHA Record No: H032441)
14 Shah, Tushaar; Scott, Christopher; Buechler, Stephanie. 2004. Water sector reforms in Mexico: Lessons for India’s new water policy. Economic and Political Weekly, 39(4):361-370.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6718, IWMI 631.7.3 G404 SHA Record No: H033960)
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15 Shah, Tushaar. 2004. Water and welfare: Critical issues in India's water future. Economic and Political Weekly, 39(12):1211-1213.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 SHA, PER Record No: H030984)
16 Sharma, Bharat R.; Scott, Christopher A.; Shah, Tushaar. 2004. Ground water – energy nexus: implications for sustainable resource use. Paper presented at Expert Meet on Sustainable Use of Groundwater in North-West India, Centre for Advancement of Sustainable Agriculture (CASA) at Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India, 13 April, 2004. 14p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 SHA Record No: H034473)
17 Scott, Christopher A.; Shah, Tushaar. 2004. Groundwater overdraft reduction through agricultural energy policy: insights from India and Mexico. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 20(2):149-164.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER, IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 SCO Record No: H034589)
18 Shah, Tushaar; Singh, Om Prakash. 2004. Irrigation development and rural poverty in Gujarat, India: a disaggregated analysis. Water International, 29(2):167-177.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G635 SHA Record No: H031126)
19 Kumar, Dinesh; Shah, Tushaar. 2004. Groundwater contamination: the emerging challenge. In The Hindu survey of the environment. pp.7-9, 11-12.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G635 KUM Record No: H035288)
20 Singh, Om Prakash; Sharma, Amrita; Singh, Rahul; Shah, Tushaar. 2004. Virtual water trade in dairy economy: irrigation water productivity in Gujarat. Economic and Political Weekly, 39(31):3492-3497.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7004 Record No: H035373)
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During the past 50 years, Gujarat has led India’s exemplary growth in dairy production by forging the world’s best known cooperative movement. Thanks to the market access and production enhancement programmes run by cooperatives, dairying has emerged at the centre stage of rural livelihoods systems in arid and semi-arid regions. However, intensification of dairying has been accompanied by intensive use of water used in growing feed and fodder. This study estimates that dairying-based rural livelihoods systems are now threatening the limited water resources of arid and semi-arid areas, and their future in turn is threatened by the depletion of these resources. The paper analyses virtual water exports and imports by some of the leading dairy cooperatives of Gujarat.
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