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1 Maurya, P. R. 1993. Partial turnover of management of Nigerian large scale irrigation project to farmers: Constraints and solution. Q.45, R. 4, ICID 15th Congress, The Hague, Netherlands, 1993. pp.51-65.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Privatization ; Farmer participation ; Irrigation operation ; Farmers' associations ; Water users ; Irrigation management ; Large-scale systems / Nigeria
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H013747)
The Federal Government's recent policy to commercialize the Nigerian River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) that manage large scale irrigation systems, covering a little over 100,000 hectares of land under irrigation has forced authorities to become self-financing. The RBDAs are currently trying to generate more funds to survive while increasing the rate of water charge and its recovery rate. The present systems of management is not likely to improve the operation and maintenance efficiency due to several limitations even after collecting the recently increased (double) rate of water charges. Presently the overall irrigation efficiency of these large scale irrigation projects is about 25-35%; the relative water supply to sectors range from 20-60%, low cropping intensity (150-160%), and net return per unit area has decreased due to high cost of production and low crop yield. It means water allocation, distribution and scheduling, increase in cropping intensity, yield, and net return are likely to play major roles in improving the management. Proposals to expand the role of farmers in management are in the pipeline. Turnover of major management responsibilities (such as water distribution, allocation and scheduling, maintenance of delivery systems after the main canal, water fee allocation and socio-economic welfare) to the farmers could be one of the better solutions to efficient management of the system. Some of the activities such as project rehabilitation, land consolidation, effective crop production and resource allocation technology, and strengthening farmer organizations (water users' group in particular) are required before the turnover process begins. The possible modalities of partial turnover of management to farmers has been briefly discussed in this paper.
2 Pezeshk, S. 1994. Data management for large-scale water-distribution optimization systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 120(1):116-120.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H013773)
3 Vuckovic, D.; Mihic, D. 1992. Optimization of "Nadela" water resources system. In Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.), Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992. Vol. 1. Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. pp.275-283.
Water resources ; Optimization methods ; Drainage ; Irrigation ; Large-scale systems ; Open channels ; Mathematical models ; Design criteria / Yugoslavia / Belgrade
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 FEY Record No: H014356)
This paper discusses a possible solution for reconstruction of large systems aiming to take as much advantage from existing hydraulic structures as possible. An example presented here shows reconstruction of the "Nadela" drainage system into the system which can be used for both the irrigation and drainage. In order to evaluate as many alternatives as possible and to provide technically and financially appropriate solutions, designers applied a kind of the optimization procedure. The design followed these previous evaluations, it was precisely defined and easily carried out proving in advance that the resulting solution is suitable, especially from financial viewpoint.
4 Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.) 1992. Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992. Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. 3 vols.; pp.1-437; 439-858; 859-991.
Irrigation management ; Sustainable agriculture ; Land use ; Irrigation design ; Irrigation systems ; Monitoring ; Irrigation programs ; Simulation models ; Water supply ; Hydroelectric schemes ; Sprinkler irrigation ; Surface irrigation ; Project appraisal ; Water quality ; Aquifers ; GIS ; Evapotranspiration ; Water delivery ; Conjunctive use ; Seepage loss ; Irrigation canals ; Furrow irrigation ; Irrigated farming ; Soil salinity ; Drainage ; Rice ; Maize ; Large-scale systems ; Environmental effects ; Farmer participation ; Pipes ; Irrigation scheduling ; Water balance ; Monitoring ; Computer software ; Optimization ; Performance indexes ; Subsurface drainage ; Groundwater ; Crop production
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 FEY Record No: H014330)
5 Jayasekera, A. A.; Walker, W. R. 1992. Remotely sensed data and geographic information systems: For management and appraisal of large scale irrigation projects in the developing countries. In Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.), Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992, Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. pp.453-461.
GIS ; Irrigation management ; Large-scale systems ; Land use ; Remote sensing ; Irrigation programs ; Rice ; Productivity ; Water availability ; Cropping systems ; Developing countries / Sri Lanka / Gal Oya Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 FEY Record No: H014426)
6 Bastiaanssen, W. G. M.; Roest, C. W. J.; Abdel Khalek, M. A.; Pelgrum, H. 1992. Monitoring crop growth in large irrigation schemes on the basis of actual evapotranspiration: Comparison of remote sensing algorithm and simulation model results. In Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.), Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992. Vol. 2. Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. pp.473-483.
Crops ; Plant growth ; Monitoring ; Large-scale systems ; Irrigation programs ; Irrigation efficiency ; Monitoring ; Performance evaluation ; Evapotranspiration ; Remote sensing ; Simulation models ; Mapping ; Irrigation management ; Water management ; Computer techniques / Egypt / Nile River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 FEY Record No: H014428)
7 Ye, C.; Hubrechts, L.; Feyen, J. 1992. Evaluation of DMIS: A decision support system for the management of the field irrigation schedule of medium to large scale irrigation schemes. In Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.), Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992. Vol. 2. Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. pp.717-726.
Large-scale systems ; Decision support tools ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation scheduling ; Simulation models ; Computer software ; Soil water ; Evaluation / Belgium / Kinrooi Irrigation Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 FEY Record No: H014452)
8 Bertlin, J.; Debbarh, A. 1992. Environmental management on large-scale irrigation schemes: Evaluation of environmental effects, monitoring requirements and response options at O.R.M.V.A. Tadla, Morocco. In Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.), Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992. Vol. 2. Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. pp.757-766.
Environmental effects ; Monitoring ; Large-scale systems ; Irrigated farming ; Water management ; Public health ; Water pollution / Morocco / Tadla
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 FEY Record No: H014456)
9 Grosse, S. 1993. Schistosomiasis and water resources development: A re-evaluation of an important environment-health linkage. Madison, WI, USA: University of Wisconsin-Madison. 32p.
Schistosomiasis ; Waterborne diseases ; Public health ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Large-scale systems ; Small scale systems
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3428 Record No: H014547)
10 Nakkawita, W. 1994. Irrigation scheme leaves fields drier than before. Panoscope, 39:2-4.
Irrigation programs ; Performance ; Irrigated farming ; Water scarcity ; Large-scale systems / Sri Lanka / Mahaweli Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3504 Record No: H014653)
11 Menon, M. 1994. Big dams drain water budgets dry. Panoscope, 39:8-9.
Dams ; Watersheds ; Water management ; Drought ; Large-scale systems ; Costs / India / Maharashtra / Sardar Sarovar Project / Gujarat / Kutch
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3504 Record No: H014656)
12 Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society; CNCID. 1991. A concise history of irrigation in China. Beijing, China: CNCID. 142p.
Irrigation canals ; Large-scale systems ; Reservoirs ; Groundwater irrigation ; Drainage ; River basins ; Hydrology ; Water lifting ; Water law ; Water conservation ; Soil conservation ; Waterlogging ; Pumping ; Irrigation management ; History / China
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G592 CHI Record No: H015031)
13 Dhawan, B. D. 1993. Indian water resource development for irrigation: Issues, critiques, reviews. New Delhi, India: Commonwealth Publishers. vii, 277p.
Water resources development ; Irrigation management ; Dams ; Groundwater ; Irrigation canals ; Shallow tube wells ; Drought ; Population ; Small scale systems ; Large-scale systems ; Conjunctive use ; Natural disasters ; Flood control ; Irrigated farming ; Water use ; Evaluation ; Environmental degradation / India / Tehri Dam / Sardar Sarovar Project / Narmada Project / Punjab / Tamil Nadu
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G635 DHA Record No: H015129)
14 Saixing, Z.; Shousheng, L.; Qinghua, L. 1993. A large system optimum model for irrigation planning. In ICID, 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1993: Water management in the next century. Transactions: Vol.1-B, Question 44, R36-R72: Planning and design of irrigation and drainage systems. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.743-753.
Irrigation management ; Management planning ; Computer models ; Linear programming ; Irrigation scheduling ; Water allocation ; Groundwater ; Surface water ; Conjunctive use ; Soil water ; Large-scale systems / China / Mongolia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015242)
15 Roest, C. W. J.; Gawad, S. T. A.; Khalek, M. A. A. 1993. Water management in the Eastern Nile Delta of Egypt, validation of the SIWARE model. In ICID, 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, Netherlands, 1993: Water management in the next century: Transactions: Vol.1-C, Question 44, R73-R103: Planning and design of irrigation and drainage systems. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.1263-1283.
Water management ; River basins ; Simulation models ; Large-scale systems ; Water reuse ; Drainage ; Arid lands ; Irrigated farming ; Decision making ; Evapotranspiration ; Groundwater ; Salinity ; Calibrations / Egypt / Nile River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015353)
16 Merrey, D. J. 1995. Institutional design principles for accountability on large irrigation systems. In Johnson, S. H.; Vermillion, D. L.; Sagardoy, J. A. (Eds.). Irrigation management transfer: selected papers from the International Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer, Wuhan, China, 20-24 September 1994. Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.47-58. (FAO Water Reports 5)
Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Government managed irrigation systems ; Water user associations ; Large-scale systems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G000 JOH Record No: H015420)
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17 Vaidyanathan, A. 1995. Irrigation management transfer: an Indian perspective. In Johnson, S. H.; Vermillion, D. L.; Sagardoy, J. A. (Eds.). Irrigation management transfer: selected papers from the International Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer, Wuhan, China, 20-24 September 1994. Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.203-212. (FAO Water Reports 5)
Irrigation management ; Privatization ; Groundwater ; Surface irrigation ; Small scale systems ; Large-scale systems ; Policy ; Water users ; Participatory management / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G000 JOH Record No: H015466)
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18 Deveze, J. C. 1993. Large irrigation projects facing a difficult transition in Africa and Madagascar. [De grandes amenagements hydr-agricolesconfrontes a une transition difficile en Afrique et au Madagascar]. ICID, 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, Netherlands, 1993: Water management in the next century: Transactions: Vol.1-E, Question 45, R1-R29: Irrigation and drainage systems management - Institutional and financial interrelationships. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.121-132.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015615)
19 Mendis, D. L. O. 1993. A regional water management strategy: The proposed southern area plan in Sri Lanka. In ICID, 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, Netherlands, 1993: Water management in the next century: Transactions: Vol.1-G, Special session - Irrigation and drainage in competition for water. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.15-34.
Irrigation programs ; Tank irrigation ; Reservoirs ; History ; Large-scale systems ; Design criteria ; Water management ; Environmental degradation / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015719)
20 Iyngararasan, M.; Murty, V. V. N. 1993. Assessing environmental impacts in large irrigation systems using GIS. In Tingsanchali, T. (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmentally Sound Water Resources Utilization, Bangkok, Thailand, 8-11 November 1993. Vol.1. Bangkok, Thailand: AIT. pp.I-35-42.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 TIN Record No: H015764)
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