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1 Hamid, M. A.; Saha, S. K.; Rahman, M. A.; Khan, M. A. J. 1978. Irrigation technologies in Bangladesh: A study in some selected areas. Rajshahi, Bangladesh: Department of Economics. Rajshahi University. xviii, 308p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G584 HAM Record No: H058)
2 Hukmani, C. S.; Katariya, S. R. 1982. Water distribution in Gang and Bhakra (Raj) canals. In Indian Water Resources Society, Workshop on Water Distribution Practices, July 2-3, 1982: Proceedings (pp. 35-54). Roorkee: Indian Water Resources Society.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 IND Record No: H0175)
3 Mathur, S. P. 1982. Water distribution on Ganga Canal System. In Indian Water Resources Society, Workshop on Water Distribution Practices, July 2-3, 1982: Proceedings (pp. 55-60). Roorkee: Indian Water Resources Society.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 IND Record No: H0174)
4 Chambers, R. 1984. To the hands of the poor: Water, trees and land. New Delhi, India: Ford Foundation. 22, v p. (Ford Foundation discussion paper no. 14)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G635 CHA Record No: H0233)
Paper presented at the Institute of Economic Growth Silver Jubilee. National seminar programme, Delhi 27-30 April 1984. This paper argues for a shift in rural development strategy in India to place more water, trees and land securely in the hands of the poor. Practical percepts, including political feasibility, are used to identify and assess major potential thrusts. These include water reform on canal irrigation, equitable access to groundwater, tree holdings on forest and common land, agroforestry for resources-poor farmers, and land purchase to settle the landless.
5 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. Soils and Irrigation Division.; Winrock International. 1984. Improved distribution systems for minor irrigation in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: BARC and Winrock International. x, 164p.
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: 631.7.1 G584 BAN Record No: H0271)
Presents the proceedings of a workshop held at BARC on 8-9 July 1984. The volume focuses on the issue of distribution systems and is divided into three parts. Part I presents the full set of workshop recommendations, summarizes results from pilot projects and other research activities, and reviews issues relevant to improved distribution systems. Part II includes the papers presented at the workshop on such topics as: engineering designs for compacted earth channels, lined channels, and low pressure buried pipe systems; reports on on-farm experiments; data on costs and benefits of various systems; a report on Indian experiences with low pressure buried pipe; and plans and schedules for future work by several organizations. Part III gives five different designs for improved distribution systems with summaries of comments from workshop participants.
6 Merrey, D. J. 1983. Irrigation, poverty and social change in a village of Pakistani Punjab: an historical and cultural ecological analysis. Thesis, vol. I: part I-IV, vol. II: part V-VI. Dissertation in anthropology presented to the University of Pennsylvania for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. v.1:pp.1-469; v2: pp.470-861.
Irrigation systems ; History ; Irrigation canals ; Villages ; Social structure ; Settlement ; Land ownership ; Tenancy ; Farm size ; Poverty / Pakistan / Punjab / Gujarat / Gondalpur village / Chaj Doab / Lower Jehlum Canal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 631.7.3 G730 MER Record No: H000884)
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The dissertation examines the roots of poverty in rural Pakistan by attempting to explain why there has been little "development" in a village that was a direct "beneficiary" of a large development project, the irrigation system of Punjab. Utilizing both detailed land records and data gathered through standard anthropological techniques, the dissertation analyzes how and why the community changed between 1857 and 1977. In 1857, "Gondalpur" had 67 inhabitants cultivating 64 acres of land, and dependent mainly on cattle for subsistence. By 1901 Gondalpur had nearly 570 inhabitants cultivating over 300 acres and pursuing a mixed cultivation and cattle-raising strategy. A clear division developed between land owners and non-owners, accompanied by a system of exchanges between cultivators and occupational specialists. Over half the land had been acquired by absentee landlords. In 1904, when canal irrigation was introduced, there was a rapid expansion of cultivation, especially cash cropping; an increase in tenancy; and kinship groups called biraderi emerged as important components of the social structure. By 1977 the population reached 1,450, and most land is irrigated and double-cropped. There has been a drastic decline in size of ownership and farm units. After the initial expansion of cultivation, per capita agricultural productivity has declined. Most villagers are quite poor. The community is fragmented by conflict and unable to resist interference from outsiders. The dissertation tries to explain these changes from an historical and cultural ecological perspective. The major factors identified are the irrigation system's design and organization; certain policies of the British government; and the large "fund of rent" siphoned from the community through taxes, rent, and illegal extractions by officials. These and other factors interacted with the community patterns of land tenure and organization and production which had developed before canal irrigation. The result is low productivity, large inequalities in land holding, no investment in improved technologies, and an inability to cooperate on self-help projects. The dissertation concludes by discussing the implications of the findings for cultural ecological theory and the future development of the Indus Basin.
7 Rao, P. S.; Sundar, A. 1986. Managing main system water distribution. Digana, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). 2p. (IIMI Management Brief 1)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H01504)
8 Campbell, D. E. 1985. Report on Monitoring and Evaluation follow-up Mission, August 1985: Rajasthan Command Area and settlement Project (32 - IN) IFAD. 49 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G635 CAM Record No: H01341)
9 Johnson, S. H. III. 1977. Cropping intensity and water shortages: The response of the Punjab farmer. Lahore, Pakistan: Water Management Research Project. Colorado State University. 13p. ; graphs, maps, tables.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.2 G730 JOH Record No: H01261)
10 Keller, J.; Peterson, D. F. 1986. Exploration of canal systems: Structure, management and evolution. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Philadelphia, 25-30 May 1986. 25p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 589 Record No: H01258)
11 Ramamurthy, P. 1986. Measuring main canal performance: Productivity or futility? Paper presented at The Forum on Irrigation Systems, Research and Applications, 13-15 May 1986. 28p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 592 Record No: H01260)
12 Bouton, M. M. 1984. The ecology of irrigation in Thanjavur district, South India. Preliminary draft of paper prepared for the Conference on Community Responses to Irrigation in South Asia, Bangalore, India, 4-7 January 1984. 59p.
Irrigated farming ; Agricultural production ; Community development ; Irrigation canals / India / Tamil Nadu
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 809 Record No: H01443)
13 Rushton, K. R. 1983. Water losses in irrigation schemes. Lahore, Pakistan: Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering. In Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Water Resources Management, Lahore, 22-27 October 1983 (pp. 51-56). Lahore: Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G570 CEN Record No: H01476)
14 Hussain, T.; Aggarawal, R. K.; El-Dosoky, H. 1983. Leaching studies in salt affected soils of Iraq. Lahore, Pakistan: Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering. In Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Water Resources Management, Lahore, 22-27 October 1983 (pp. 133-137). Lahore: Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G570 CEN Record No: H01483)
15 Sain, K.; Bhushan, P.; Caprihan, S. P. 1983. Making the Rajasthan desert bloom. Lahore, Pakistan: Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering. In Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, Proceedings of the International Seminar on Water Resources Management, Lahore, 22-27 October 1983 (pp. 57-63). Lahore: Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G570 CEN Record No: H01477)
16 Wade, R. 1986. The World Bank and India's irrigation reform. Journal of Development Studies, 18(2):171-184.
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: P 1428 Record No: H01564)
The decisions to be taken on canal irrigation in India during the next five years will have repercussions well into the next century, and the World Bank's role in those decisions will be substantial. Yet the Bank's approach to improving existing canal systems and designing new ones fails to match the components of the approach with their environments. This paper suggests that in a wide range of social and physical environments the Bank's proposals are likely to give little net benefit compared with alternatives. An alternative way of thinking about irrigation improvement programs would emphasize operational procedures and the information 'system'.
17 Bottrall, A. 1981. Improving canal management: The role of evaluation and action research. Water Supply & Management, 5(1):67-79.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1210 Record No: H01727)
18 Wade, R. 1981. The information problem of south Indian irrigation canals. Water Supply & Management, 5(1):31-51.
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: P 1212 Record No: H01728)
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19 Singh, K. K. (Ed.) 1980. Warabandi for irrigated agriculture in India. New Delhi, India: Central Board of Irrigation and Power. 54 p. (Publication (Central Board of Irrigation and Power) no. 146)
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20 Doherty, V. S. 1982. Tank irrigation in crosscultural perspective. Andhra Pradesh, India: ICRISAT. ii, 25p. (ICRISAT economic program progress report no.36)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G635 DOH Record No: H01760)
Irrigation tanks, or small reservoirs, are localized systems organizationally quite distinct from regionally integrated canal networks. Comparative examination of the organization of irrigation in three societies in which localized systems were traditionally operated shows that most organizational functions were carried out efficiently on a village or local residential group basis, without active intervention from outside. Analysis suggests that this was possible because very high proportions of the local populations were involved, and that in such cases government, and government officers from outside the local area, need not play particularly active roles. The findings suggest that for localized irrigation systems participation is at least as important as authoritarianism, and that this hypothesis might be applied in planning the development of localized systems and in analyzing societies based on them. Revised version of a paper presented at the Workshop on Modernization of Tank Irrigation, 10-12 February 1982, Centre for Water Resources, Perarignar Anna University of Technology, Madras, India.
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