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1 Maurya, P. R.; Kumar, V.. 1989. Development of cropping patterns for irrigated agriculture in West Africa with special reference to Nigeria. 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.281-290.
Crops ; Agricultural development ; Irrigation programs ; Soil-water-plant relationships / West Africa / Nigeria / Bakolori Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 RYD Record No: H07529)
Large scale irrigation potential has been developed in the past two decades in Sahel and Sudan Savanna zone of West Africa. The total irrigated area is likely to exceed 2m ha. In view of the high cost involved and to make the most efficient use of irrigation water, crop choice, time of growth and climate should be closely matched for optimum crop productivity. Results showed that the crop intensity can be increased from less than 75% in rainfed to 300% in irrigated farming. This paper suggests an irrigated cropping pattern based on the on-station research in the Sahel and Savanna zone of West Africa with special reference to Nigeria.
2 Kumar, V.. 1991. Algerian plains hit by drought. World Water and Environmental Engineering, May:38-39.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H07952)
3 Kumar, V.; Chakaraborty, M. R. 1987. Simulation studies of a multipurpose reservoir at Dharoi in Sabarmati basin. In Seminar on Application of Systems Analysis for Water Resources Development, 27-28 February 1987: Proceedings. New Delhi, India: Central Water Commission; Central Board of Irrigation and Power. pp.399-423.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 SEM Record No: H010085)
4 Kumar, V.; Sharma, P. K. 1987. Evolving operation policy of multi-reservoir-multipurpose systems through simulation models - A case study. In Seminar on Application of Systems Analysis for Water Resources Development, 27-28 February 1987: Proceedings. New Delhi, India: Central Water Commission; Central Board of Irrigation and Power. pp.425-453.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 SEM Record No: H010086)
5 Maurya, P. R.; Owonubi, J. J.; Kumar, V.; Yayock, J. Y.; Abdulmumin, S. (Eds.) 1990. Farmer participation in irrigation development and management: Proceedings of a national workshop held at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria, 7-8 May 1990. New York, NY, USA; Zaria, Nigeria: Ford Foundation; Institute for Agricultural Research. vii, 240p.
Farmer participation ; Irrigation management ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Research / Nigeria
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G214 MAU Record No: H010884)
6 Maurya, P. R.; Abdulmumin, S.; Kumar, V.; Ahmed, A.; Ogunwale, S. A; Nwadukwe, P.; Aremu, J. 1990. On-farm water management in Nigerian large-scale irrigation projects. In Maurya, P. R.; Owonubi, J. J.; Kumar, V.; Yayock, J. Y.; Abdulmumin, S. (Eds.) Farmer participation in irrigation development and management: Proceedings of a national workshop held at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria, 7-8 May 1990. New York, NY, USA; Zaria, Nigeria: Ford Foundation; Institute for Agricultural Research. pp.129-138.
Water management ; Farmer participation ; Water use efficiency ; On farm research ; Water user associations / Nigeria
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G214 MAU Record No: H010896)
7 Devi, R.; Kumar, V.; Joshi, M. D. 1993. Assessment of waterlogging using fuzzy kriging. 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.II-182-189.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 TIN Record No: H015800)
8 Yadav, H. D.; Kumar, V.. 1995. Management of sodic water in light textured soils. In Rao, K. V. G. K.; Agarwal, M. C.; Singh, O. P.; Oosterbaan, R. J. (Eds.), Reclamation and management of waterlogged saline soils: National Seminar Proceedings, April 5 to 8, 1994. Karnal, India; Hisar, India: Central Soil Salinity Research Institute; CCS Haryana Agricultural University. pp.226-241.
Irrigation water ; Soil texture ; Water quality ; Crop production ; Crop yield ; Fertilizers / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.4 G635 RAO Record No: H019004)
9 Kumar, V.; Satyanarayana, T. 1998. Probabilistic modelling of runoff yields. In Bhushan, L. S.; Abrol, I. P.; Rao, M. S. R. M. (Eds.), Soil and water conservation: Challenges and opportunities - Volume 1. New Delhi, India: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. pp.692-699.
Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Estimation ; Hydrology ; Watersheds ; Models / India / Mayurakshi watersheds
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.4 G000 BHU Record No: H022725)
10 Gupta, R. D.; Das, D. C.; Kumar, V.. 1998. Watershed management in redeveloping the Aravallis in Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. In Bhushan, L. S.; Abrol, I. P.; Rao, M. S. R. M. (Eds.), Soil and water conservation: Challenges and opportunities - Volume 2. New Delhi, India: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. pp.1355-1373.
Watershed management ; Geology ; Soil properties ; Climate ; Land use ; Population ; Livestock ; Deforestation ; Runoff ; Erosion ; Desertification ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Economic growth ; Horticulture ; Fuelwood ; Fodder / India / Rajasthan / Haryana / Delhi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.4 G000 BHU Record No: H022759)
11 Kumar, V.; Singh, S.; Singh, S.; Yadav, H. D. 1999. Performance of sugarcane genotypes grown under sodic soil and water conditions. Agricultural Water Management, 41(1):1-9.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H024404)
12 Kumar, V.; Jaiswal, C. S.; Chauhan, H. S. 2000. Numerical solution of 2D free surface flow to ditch drains in anisotropic soils. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 126(4):250-254.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026521)
13 Sharma, H. C.; Kumar, A.; Kumar, V.. 2000. Delineation of ground water table zones in the Tarai belt of North - West Uttar Pradesh using remotely sensed data and their relationship with soils. In Mehrotra, R.; Soni, B.; Bhatia, K. K. S. (Eds.), Integrated water resources management for sustainable development - Volume 1. Roorkee, India: National Institute of Hydrology. pp.110-114.
Groundwater ; Water table ; Remote sensing ; Mapping ; Land use ; Soil texture / India / Uttar Pradesh / Tarai belt
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 MEH Record No: H028043)
14 Kumar, V.; Sharma, H. C.; Kumar, S. 2000. Optimum lining of distribution network for effective reduction in ground water withdrawal in a distributary canal command. In Mehrotra, R.; Soni, B.; Bhatia, K. K. S. (Eds.), Integrated water resources management for sustainable development - Volume 1. Roorkee, India: National Institute of Hydrology. pp.299-304.
Distributary canals ; Networks ; Seepage ; Canal linings ; Watercourses ; Groundwater ; Irrigation water ; Water table ; Linear programming ; Models ; Irrigation requirements / India / Upper Ganga Canal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 MEH Record No: H028055)
15 Kumar, V.; Rastogi, P. S. 1996. Monitoring and performance evaluation for irrigation systems. In Indonesia. Ministry of Public Works. Directorate General of Water Resources Development; Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Indonesian National Committee of ICID (INACID). Proceedings of Joint Seminar on Optimization of Water Allocation for Sustainable Development, Jakarta, Indonesia, 16-17 January 1996. Jakarta, Indonesia: Ministry of Public Works. Directorate General of Water Resources Development. pp.I:17-42.
Irrigation programs ; Irrigation management ; Monitoring ; Performance evaluation ; Performance indexes ; Information systems / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G662 IND Record No: H029059)
16 Mayilswami, C.; Palanisami, K.; Rangasami, M. V.; Kumar, V.. 2004. Water supply reliability analysis for cage fish culture in irrigation canals. In Herath, S.; Pathirana, A.; Weerakoon, S. B. (Eds.). Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region. Bandaranaika Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-19 November 2004. Vol.II. Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Water Resources Secretariat. pp.542-551.
Irrigation management ; Irrigation canals ; Fish farming ; Design ; Reservoir operation / India / Tamil Nadu / Lower Bhavani Reservoir
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HER Record No: H039542)
17 Jain, S. K.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Zahid, A.; Jin, M.; Shreshtha, J. L.; Kumar, V.; Rai, S. P.; Hu, J.; Luo, Y.; Sharma, D. 2009. A comparative analysis of the hydrology of the Indus-Gangetic and Yellow River basins. In Mukherji, Aditi; Villholth, K. G.; Sharma, Bharat R.; Wang, J. (Eds.) Groundwater governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River basins: realities and challenges. London, UK: CRC Press. pp.43-64. (IAH Selected Papers on Hydrogeology 15)
Hydrogeology ; River basins ; Groundwater irrigation ; Irrigation systems ; Aquifers ; Water use / China / India / Pakistan / Bangladesh / Nepal / Indus Basin / Ganges Basin / Yellow River Basin / Ordos Basin / Huang-Huai-Hai plain
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G570 MUK Record No: H042222)
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18 Jyotishi, A.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Archarya, Sreedhar; Kumar, V.; Yadava, Chenna Basappa; Deshpande, R. S. 2011. Urban agriculture: a sustainable solution to alleviating urban poverty, addressing the food crisis, and adapting to climate change - Case study, Bangalore, India. Bangalore, India: Amrita School of Business; Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Hyderabad, India: Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF). 77p.
Urban agriculture ; Poverty ; Food insecurity ; Food security ; Nutrition ; Climate change ; Case studies ; Surveys ; Water resources ; Lakes ; Households ; Water supply ; Policy / India / Karnataka / Bangalore
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044640)
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19 Kumar, V.; Thakur, S.; Lal, H. 2012. Micro-irrigation: economics and outreach in Himachal Pradesh [India]. In Palanisami, Kuppannan; Raman, S.; Mohan, Kadiri (Eds.). Micro-irrigation: economics and outreach. New Delhi, India: Macmillan. pp.242-257.
Irrigation methods ; Microirrigation ; Drip irrigation ; Sprinkler irrigation ; Irrigated sites ; Water resources ; Rain ; Cropping patterns / India / Himachal Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044876)
20 Surendran, U.; Kumar, V.; Ramasubramoniam, S.; Raja, P. 2017. Development of drought indices for semi-arid region using drought indices calculator (DrinC) - a case study from Madurai District, a semi-arid region in India. Water Resources Management, 31(11):3593-3605. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-017-1687-5]
Drought ; Forecasting ; Computer software ; Hydrological data ; Precipitation ; Rain ; Stream flow ; Regression analysis ; Strategies ; Semiarid zones ; Case studies / India / Tamil Nadu / Madurai
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048249)
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Drought is considered as a major natural hazard/ disaster, affecting several sectors of the economy and the environment worldwide. Drought, a complex phenomenon can be characterised by its severity, duration, and areal extent. Drought indices for the characterization and the monitoring of drought simplify the complex climatic functions and can quantify climatic anomalies for their severity, duration, and frequency. With this as background drought indices were worked out for Madurai district of Tamil Nadu using DrinC (Drought Indices Calculator) software. DrinC calculates the drought indices viz., deciles, Standard Precipitation Index (SPI), Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI), Streamflow Drought Index (SDI) by providing a simple, though flexible interface by considering all the factors. The drought of 3, 6 and 9 months as time series can also be estimated. The results showed that drought index of Madurai region by decile method revealed that among the 100 years, 20 years were affected by drought and it is cyclic in nature and occurring almost every 3 to 7 years once repeatedly, except for some continuous period, i.e., 1923, 1924 and 1985, 1986, etc. During the last five decades, the incidence is higher with 13 events, whereas in the first five decades it was only 7. The SPI and RDI index also followed the similar trend of deciles. However, under SPI and RDI, the severely dry and extremely dry category was only seven years and all other drought years of deciles were moderately dry. Our study indicated that SPI is a better indicator than deciles since here severity can be understood. SDI did not follow the trend similar to SPI or RDI. Regression analysis showed that the SPI and RDI are significantly correlated and if 1st 3 months rainfall data is available one can predict yearly RDI drought index. The results demonstrated that these approaches could be useful for developing preparedness plan to combat the consequences of drought. Findings from such studies are useful tools for devising strategic preparedness plans to combat droughts and mitigate their effects on the activities in the various sectors of the economy.
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