Future directions for Indian irrigation
This volume evolved from a workshop held at Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, in April 1988. Special thanks are due to Mr. A. Mohanakrish-nan, who gave the inaugural address, and to Dr. V. Rajagopalan for the concluding remarks. We are very grateful to Dr. P. Kandaswamy, Dr. A. Kandaswamy, and others of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University for arranging the many logistical details for the workshop. We also wish to acknowledge the contributions of the workshop participants, especially the session chairs and discussants, whose comments and insights made the workshop provocative and useful.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The context of irrigation development: Overview
Chapter 3 Critical issues facing India irrigation
Chapter 4 Planning targets for irrigation development
Chapter 5 Sources of future growth in Indian irrigated agriculture
Chapter 6 Improving system performance: Overview
Chapter 7 Performance possibilities and limits in Indian surface irrigation
Chapter 8 Experience with improving main system management
Chapter 9 Coping with drought in Tamil Nadu: The role of reservoir management
Chapter 10 Economic linkages amond irrigation sources: A study of the beneficial role of canal seepage
Chapter 11 Conjunctive use of tank and well water in tank irrigation systems
Chapter 12 Introducing and sustaining managerial improvement: Overview
Chapter 13 Sustainability of improvements in irrigation management
Chapter 14 Irrigation financing and cost recovery policy in India: Case studies from Bihar and Haryana
Chapter 15 Managing improved water supply: Lessons from the Kerala Water Authority
Chapter 16 Groundwater development in eastern India: Overview
Chapter 17 Groundwater development for agriculture in Eastern India: Problems, prospects, and issues
Chapter 18 Groundwater Issues in eastern India
Chapter 19 Managing conjunctive water use in canal commands: Analysis for Mahi Right Bank Canal, Gujarat
Chapter 20 Modeling aggregate supply and demand effects of system level irrigation investment