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1 Talati, Jayesh; Shah, Tushaar. 2004. Institutional vacuum in Sardar Sarovar Project: framing “rules-of-the-game” Economic and Political Weekly, 39(31):3504-3509.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7004 Record No: H035375)
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Few large irrigation projects in India have been as elaborately planned as the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP), incorporating as it did the lessons of decades of irrigation project design and management. The project was to blaze a new trail in farmer-participatory irrigation project design and management with water user associations building their own distribution systems. However, as it unfolds, the institutional reality of the project is vastly different from its plans. If SSP is to chart a different course from scores of earlier large irrigation projects, it must invent and put into place new rules of the irrigation management game.
2 Talati, Jayesh; Kumar, M. Dinesh; Ravindranath, R. 2005. Local and sub-basin level impact of watershed development projects: hydrological and socioeconomic analysis for two sub-basins of Narmada. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 15/2005. 11p.
Watershed management ; Development projects ; River basins ; Hydrology ; Water harvesting ; Groundwater development ; Social aspects ; Economic analysis ; Crop production ; Water balance ; Stream flow ; Land use / India / Narmada / Kundi Sub-basin / Hathni Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 TAL Record No: H036605)
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3 Sinha, Shekhar Kumar; Talati, Jayesh. 2005. Impact of system of rice intensification (SRI) on rice yields: results of a new sample study in Purulia District, India. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 20/2005. 11p.
Rice ; Cropping systems ; Crop yield ; Labor ; Economic aspects / India / West Bengal / Purulia District / Jhalda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 633.18 G635 SIN Record No: H036609)
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4 Londhe, Archana; Talati, Jayesh; Singh, Lokesh Kumar; Vilayasseril, Mathew; Dhaunta, Sanjay; Rawlley, Bhavna; Ganapathy, K. K.; Mathew, Robin P. 2004. Urban-hinterland water transactions: A scoping study of six class I Indian cities. Draft paper of the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program Annual Partner’s Meet 2004. 21p.
Water market ; Urbanization ; Water quality ; Irrigation water ; Wastewater ; Water supply ; Water distribution ; Villages / India / Ahmedabad / Bangalore / Chennai / Indore / Jaipur / Nagpur
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.4 G635 LON Record No: H037056)
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5 Sreedevi, T. K.; Wani, S. P.; Sudi, R.; Patel, M. S.; Talati, Jayesh; Singh, S. N.; Shah, Tushaar. 2006. On-site and off-site impact of watershed development: a case study of Rajasamadhiyala, Gujarat, India. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). iv, 43p. (Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report 20)
Watershed management ; Research methods ; Water harvesting ; Wells ; Groundwater recharge ; Crops ; Diversification ; Villages / India / Gujarat / Rajasamadhiyala / Aniyala Watershed / Kasturba Dham
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 SRE Record No: H038892)
Detailed case study of Rajsamadhiyala watershed in the semi-arid tropical area of Gujarat in India revealed that rainwater harvesting through watershed management doubled the productivity of groundnut and other major crops, increased cropping intensity by 32% in eight years. With improved groundwater availability diversification with high-value crops like cumin, vegetables and fruits was observed. Food, fodder, fuel sufficiency substantially improved along with the increased incomes, literacy and social development. Substantial investment of 16.25 million rupees (US$ 0.36 million) in rainwater harvesting in one village created storage capacity to harvest 16% of mean annual rainfall of 503 mm which is equivalent to 100% of potential runoff during a normal year. Considering percolation seepage and evaporation losses 40% of annual mean rainfall could be harvested and stored. However, because of geological formation in the Deccan plateau where soils are formed over a layer of weathered trap laid on hard rock during normal rainfall years, these structures overflow 2–3 times in the rainy season. Downstream villages Aniyala and Katurba Dham benefited in terms of increased groundwater availability, reduced siltation and flooding through the base flow seepage water and excess runoff. Detailed studies in two downstream villages showed increased productivity, however, by 25–30%, improved groundwater availability by 25%, and reduced distressed migration. Dedicated leadership helped the villagers to chalkout the path to prosperity. Vast potential to increase productivity by 80–90% remains to be harnessed through adoption of increased water use efficiency measures, as most benefits are due to increased water availability only. However, looking at the trends of over-exploitation of groundwater by doubling the number of borewells and pumping hours call for urgent steps to develop suitable social/legal mechanisms for sustsainable use of water resources through integrated water resource management. Improved water availability through public investment triggered private/individual investment in agriculture in rainfed areas further hastening the process of development.
6 Sinha, Shekhar Kumar; Talati, Jayesh. 2007. Productivity impacts of the system of rice intensification (SRI): A case study in West Bengal, India. Agricultural Water Management, 87(1):55-60.
Rice ; Tillage ; Weeding ; Crop production ; Yields ; Productivity ; Economic aspects / India / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H040315)
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