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1 Johnson, S. H. III; Kemper, W. D.; Lowdermilk, M. K. 1979. Improving irrigation water management in the Indus Basin. Water Resources Bulletin, 15(2):473-495.
Maintenance ; Irrigation management ; Canals ; Economic analysis ; Water loss / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: P 1309 Record No: H0808)
Over half of the water delivered from the canal system to the watercourses managed by the farmers is not made available to the farmers' crops in Pakistan. Most of this water loss is due to loss of water through the banks of the watercourses. Lack of maintaining these banks and lack of cleaning the watercourse is a result of inadequate organization of the 10 to 150 farmers who use the watercourse, and a deficiency of knowledge concerning the amount of their water which is being lost. Various methods of watercourse improvement have been evaluated including concrete and masonry linings and simple earthen improvements of the ditches with concrete control structures, junctions, and turnouts. With the cost of labor low in Pakistan, the earthen improvements with concrete structures appear to be the best investment. Farm water management improvement programs have been implemented in most of the provinces which include this type of watercourse improvement, land leveling and advice to the farmers on how and when to irrigate his crops to optimize his production. The rate at which personnel can be trained to help the farmers implement these improved water management practices is limiting the rate of implementation.
2 Johnson, S. H. III; Early, A. C.; Lowdermilk, M. K. 1977. Water problems in the Indus Food Machine. Water Resources Bulletin, 13(6):1253-1268.
Water management ; On farm research ; Extension ; Irrigation management ; Agricultural production ; Economic analysis / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: P 1310 Record No: H0807)
Examples are drawn from the Indus Basin to explain why on-farm water management problems restrict the output of agricultural products in many LDCs. Data are presented to illustrate the low level of water management knowledge of both the farmers and the current extension agents. Examples of the level of corruption and its effect on the operating system are illustrated. Several requirements that must be met before a large-scale irrigation scheme will actually increase the welfare of LDC farmers are presented.
3 Johnson, S. H. III. 1982. Large-scale irrigation and drainage schemes in Pakistan: a study of rigidities in public decision making. Food Research Institute Studies, 18(2):149-180.
Irrigation programs ; Tube wells ; Drainage ; Economic analysis ; Decision making ; Policy ; Public sector ; Private sector / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI India Call no: P 1356 Record No: H000809)
This paper records objectively the historical development, implementation, and management of Pakistan's Salinity Control and Reclamation Projects (SCARPs). Field and management data from SCARP-I, SCARP-II, and Khaipur SCARP are used in the analysis. Direct economic feasibility of the SCARPs is considered and compared with that of private tubewell development.
4 Duloy, J. H.; O'Mara, G. T. 1984. Issues in efficiency and interdependence in water resources investments: Lessons from the Indus Basin of Pakistan. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. xi, 129 p. (World Bank staff working paper no. 665)
Investment planning ; Water resources development ; Irrigation ; Investment policy ; Mathematical models / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: 631.7.4 G730 DUL Record No: H0590)
The paper examines alternative policies for achieving more efficient resource utilization in the Indus Basin. Using a simulation model which links the hydrology of a conjunctive stream aquifer system to an economic model of agricultural production for each of 53 regions of the basin together with a network model of the flows in river reaches, link canals and irrigation canals throughout the basin, the authors have studied the joint effect of various canal water allocation and associated private tubewell pumping control policies on overall system efficiency. The results suggest that large gains in agricultural production are possible given more efficient policies. However, there are significant adjustment costs in the form of large required drainage investments. The model was then adapted to assess sequentially a proposed investment program of the Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan. The program components were aggregated into homogenous sets and evaluated. The report concludes with a discussion of the results of this exercise.
5 Merrey, D. J. 1986. The local impact of centralized irrigation control in Pakistan: a socio-centric perspective. In Merrey, D. J.; Wolf, J. M. Irrigation management in Pakistan: four papers. Digana Village, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). pp.12-25. (IIMI Research Paper 4)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043839)
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Reprinted with permission from Lands at Risk in the Third World: Local Level Perspectives, edited by Peter D. Little and Michael M. Horowitz, Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1986. The paper analyzes changes in local resource management strategies and the environmental impact of centralized irrigation management in the Indus Basin since the mid-19th century. These changes are viewed primarily as responses to increasing interventions of the state, and the co-opting through centralization of what had been local functions by higher level bodies. This in turn has led to an inability to respond to local level problems before they reach crisis proportions. To interpret the trends and identify key problems and issues, the paper draws upon a systems theory model of the evolution of the state that was originally developed by scholars interested in the demise of Mesopotamian civilization. The analysis provides the basis for a short critique of present development programs and for identifying several key research questions.
6 Michel, A. A. 1967. The Indus rivers: A study of the effects of partition. Ann Arbor, MI, USA: UMI. xxv, 595p.
Rivers ; History ; Colonialism ; Irrigation canals ; Conflict ; Groundwater ; Political aspects / Pakistan / India / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 MIC Record No: H01926)
7 Reuss, J. O.; Kemper, W. D. 1977. On farm water management as affected by size of holding and cropping systems. 13p.
Water management ; Cropping systems ; Food production ; Population ; Irrigated farming / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1664 Record No: H02481)
8 Kemper, W. D.; Ashraf, M. M.; Chaudhry, M.; Johnson, S. H. III. 1977. Potential for building and utilizing fresh water reservoirs in saline aquifers. Unpublished document. 32p.
Salinity ; Groundwater irrigation ; Pumps ; Tube wells ; Land reclamation ; Aquifers / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 657 Record No: H02681)
9 1988. Silt studies seek to stabilize Kotri. World Water, June:27.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H03707)
10 Taylor, G. C. Jr. 1965. Water, history and the Indus plain. Natural History, May:40-49.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G570 TAY Record No: H03880)
11 Early, A. C.; Lowdermilk, M. K.; Freeman, D. M. 1978. Farm water management constraints to Indus basin crop production. St. Joseph, MI, USA: ASAE. 93p.
Water management ; Farms ; Crop production ; Constraints ; Basin irrigation ; Yield response functions ; Water supply ; Levelling ; Watercourses / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.2 G730 EAR Record No: H05501)
Paper presented at the 1978 summer meetings of the ASAE
12 Chohan, M. A. 1989. Canal irrigation in Pakistan. In Rydzewski, J. R.; Ward, C. F. (Eds.) Irrigation theory and practice: Proceedings of the International Conference, University of Southampton, 12-15 September. London: Pentech Press. pp.105-114.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 RYD Record No: H07514)
13 Smith, L. E. D.; Carruthers, I. D. 1989. Technical, financial and economic characteristics of drainage projects and their implications for project evaluation: Experience from the Lower Indus basin. In Rydzewski, J. R.; Ward, C. F. (Eds.) Irrigation theory and practice: Proceedings of the International Conference, University of Southampton, 12-15 September. London: Pentech Press. pp.83-95.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 RYD Record No: H07512)
Is investment in drainage wasted? This important empirical question can only be answered when three prior practical questions are resolved: what are to be the appropriate indicators of cost-effectiveness; what are the relevant data to illuminate the area; and how can these partial insights be integrated to provide a reliable overall picture of whether too much, too little, premature or just inappropriate drainage investment is being under taken. Establishing technical, financial and economic tests for investments extends the limits of conventional project appraisal and ex-post evaluation methodologies. Although appropriate concepts and techniques exist these are rarely rigorously or effectively applied in practice. This paper aims to set out some of the conceptual and methodological issues raised and to recommend the minimum actions from among a range of alternatives
14 Wescoat, J. L.; Leichenko, R. M. 1992. Complex river basin management in a changing global climate: The Indus River Basin in Pakistan - A national assessment. Boulder, CO, USA: University of Colorado. 138p. (Collaborative paper no.5)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G730 WES Record No: H010608)
15 Byerlee, E.; Husain, T. 1992. Farming systems of Pakistan: Diagnosing priorities for agricultural research. Lahore, Pakistan: Vanguard Books. x, 327p.
Farming systems ; Agricultural research ; Agricultural production ; Irrigation systems ; Rain-fed farming / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G730 BYE Record No: H011497)
16 Ireson, W. R. 1991. Farmer participation in irrigation management: Limited roles in Pakistan. In Parlin, B. W.; Lusk, M. W. (Eds.) Farmer participation and irrigation organization. Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press. pp.151-172. (Studies in water policy and management, no.17)
Farmer participation ; Irrigation management ; Watercourses ; Water user associations / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G000 PAR Record No: H012135)
17 Murashima, K.; Ogino, Y. 1992. How to cope with desertification caused by salinity in the Lower Indus river basin, Pakistan. In Anpo, M. (Ed.) International Symposium of University of Osaka Prefecture on global amenity. Osaka, Japan: ISGA, University of Osaka Prefecture. pp.381-386.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 574.5 G000 ANP Record No: H012632)
18 Ahmad, M.; Ahmad, R. 1993. Advanced irrigation application techniques and their use in Balochistan. In IIMI; WAPDA, Irrigation Systems Management Research (ISM/R) Project. Final report: Irrigation systems outside the Indus Basin. [iv], 39p.
Irrigation practices ; Irrigation scheduling ; Irrigation requirements ; Economic evaluation / Pakistan / Balochistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.8 G730 IIM Record No: H013258)
19 Memon, M. 1993. Development of methods of tubewells rehabilitation. In IIMI; WAPDA, Irrigation Systems Management Research (ISM/R) Project: Final report: Public and private tubewell performance. 29p.
Tube wells ; Rehabilitation ; Groundwater development ; Waterlogging ; Salinity / Pakistan / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.8 G730 IIM Record No: H013267)
20 Leichenko, R. M.; Wescoat, J. L. 1993. Environmental impacts of climate change and water development in the Indus Delta Region. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 9(3):247-261.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H013389)
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