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1 Renfro, R. Z. H.; Khan, J. M.; Khan, M. A. 1983. An economic evaluation of the watercourse improvement programme in Punjab. Lahore, Pakistan: Punjab Economic Research Institute. iii, 44p. (PERI publication no.202)
Irrigated farming ; Rehabilitation ; Watercourses ; Irrigation efficiency ; Water user associations ; Cost benefit analysis ; Economic evaluation / Pakistan / Punjab
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G654 REN Record No: H0302)
2 Merrey, D. J. 1979. Irrigation and honor: cultural impediments to the improvement of local level water management in Punjab, Pakistan. Fort Collins, CO, USA: Colorado State University. 52p. (Water Management Technical Report 53)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G730 MER Record No: H000339)
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3 World Bank. South Asia Projects Department. 1979. India: Staff appraisal report - Punjab irrigation project. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. iii, 79 p. (World Bank report no. 2339a - IN)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G635 WOR Record No: H0611)
4 Patten, G. P.; Hussain, A.; Ali, S. 1963. Analysis of seepage losses from unlined canals in the Punjab region of West Pakistan. Report prepared by the West Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority. 29p. (West Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority technical paper no.4)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.5 G730 PAT Record No: H0586)
5 Malik, M. B. 1981. Evaluation of private diesel tubewell subsidy scheme in the Punjab. Lahore, Pakistan: Punjab Economic Research Institute. ix, 101p. (PERI publication no.193)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G730 MAL Record No: H0599)
6 Mundorf, M. J.; Carrigan, P. H.; Steele, T. D.; Randall, A. D. 1976. Hydrologic evaluation of salinity control and reclamation projects in the Indus Plain, Pakistan: A summary. Washington, DC, USA: US. Government Printing Office. v, 59p. (Geological Survey Water-Supply paper 1608-Q)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.5 G730 MUN Record No: H0626)
7 Bennett, G. D.; Ata-Ur-Rehman; Sheik, A,; Ali, S. 1967. Analysis of aquifer test in the Punjab region of West Pakistan. Washington, DC, USA: US. Government Printing Office. iv, 56p. (Geological Survey Water-Supply paper 1608-G)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G730 BEN Record No: H0625)
8 Bennett, G. D.; Mundorf, M. J.; Hussain, A. 1968. Electric-analog studies of brine coning beneath fresh-water wells in the Punjab region, West Pakistan. Washington, DC, USA: US. Government Printing Office. iv, 31p. (Geological Survey Water-Supply paper 1608-J)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G730 BEN Record No: H0620)
9 Greenman, D. W.; Swarzenski, W. V.; Bennett, G. D. 1967. Groundwater hydrology of the Punjab, West Pakistan with emphasis on problems caused by canal irrigation: Contributions to the hydrology of Asia and Oceania. Washington, DC, USA: US. Government Printing Office. iv, 66p. (Geological Survey Water-Supply paper 1608-H)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G730 GRE Record No: H0622)
10 Malmberg, G. T. 1975. Reclamation by tubewell drainage in Rechna Doub and adjacent areas, Punjab Region, Pakistan. Washington, DC, USA: US. Government Printing Office. iv, 72p. (Geological Survey Water-Supply paper 1608-O)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G730 MAL Record No: H0613)
11 Mundorf, M. J. 1972. Electric analog studies of flow to wells in the Punjab aquifer of West Pakistan: Contributions to the hydrology of Asia and Oceania. Washington, DC, USA: US. Government Printing Office. iv, 28p. (Geological Survey Water-Supply paper 1608-N)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G730 MUN Record No: H0621)
12 Swarzenski, W. V. 1968. Fresh and saline ground-water zones in the Punjab region West Pakistan: Contributions to the hydrology of Asia and Oceania. Washington, DC, USA: US. Government Printing Office. pp.13-124. (Geological Survey Water-Supply paper 1608-I)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G730 SWA Record No: H0623)
13 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.
14 Bottrall, A. 1978. Comparative study of the management and organisation of irrigation projects: Field study in Pakistan: Lower Jhelum Canal and SCARP II Circles, Sargodha District, Punjab. Report prepared for World Bank project no. 671/34. London, UK: ODI. 90 p. (Draft report no. 7)
Water management ; Irrigation ; Cost recovery ; Water use efficiency ; Equity ; Maintenance ; Irrigation operation ; Farmer participation ; Conjunctive use ; Evaluation / Pakistan / Punjab
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 836 Record No: H0550)
15 Mirza, A. H.; Merrey, D. J. 1979. Organizational problems and their consequences on improved water resources in Punjab. Fort Collins, CO, USA: Colorado State University. xx, 186p. (Water Management Technical Report 55)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G730 MIR Record No: H001070)
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Based on an intensive survey of ten improved watercourses in Punjab, this study shows the inadequacy of present forms of social organization of watercourses for insuring their adequate maintenance. Using as the criterion the quality of maintenance of improved watercourses, the study suggests the following sociological characteristics as conducive to good maintenance under present conditions: A large percentage of landholdings in the 6.5 to 25 acre range; relatively equal distribution of power and influence among farmers being perceived as having some power and influence; relative "progressiveness" as measured by institutional services available in the community, educational level of the farmers, and percentage of farmers who listen to the radio regularly; previous history of cooperation and lack of recent conflict; single-biraderi social structure; and a small number of watercourse shareholders. Based on this research, the study makes concrete recommendations for improving the present On-Farm Water Management Pilot Project (including selection of watercourses), and presents a detailed proposal for setting up experimental Water Users associations and monitoring their progress.
16 Hamid, N. 1982. Dispossession and differentiation of the peasantry in the Punjab during colonial rule. Journal of Peasant Studies, pp.52-72.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1395 Record No: H01354)
17 Shah, T. 1985. Transforming ground water markets into powerful instruments of small farmer development: Lessons from the Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Anand, India: Institute of Rural Management. 54p.
Groundwater management ; Small scale systems ; Rural sociology ; Farmer managed irrigation systems / India / Punjab / Uttar Pradesh / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 SHA Record No: H01348)
18 Zaidi, I. H. 1967. The spatial pattern of farm sizes in the Punjab region of West Pakistan. Pakistan Geographical Review, 22(2):61-76.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1387 Record No: H01206)
19 Renfro, R. Z. H.; Khan, J. M.; Sparling, E. W. 1983. Measuring results of Pakistan's watercourse improvement program on 10 watercourses in Punjab. Paper presented at the Water Management and Policy Workshop, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 13-15 September 1983. 23 p.
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.7 G730 REN Record No: H01506)
20 Falcon, W. P.; Gotsch, C. H. Relative price response, economic efficiency, and technological change: A study of Punjab agriculture. In A study of Punjab agriculture (pp. 151-185)
Agricultural economics ; Technology transfer ; Pricing ; Agricultural development ; Irrigation ; Water allocation ; Economic aspects ; Decision making / Pakistan / Punjab
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: F 631 G730 FAL Record No: H01567)
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