Polavaram Project

Why an Alternative Design for Head Works

Er. T. Hanumantha Rao
Former Engineer -in- Chief,
Government of Andhra Pradesh & Consultant, United Nations (OPS
 
 
 
 

Improving Efficiency of Groundwater Pumping for Agriculture: Thinking Through Together

by Rama Mohan RV and Sreekumar N

Groundwater pumping using electricity is a troublesome issues in India, leaving all actors-the farmers, Distribution Company, State Government and environment conscious analysts-frustrated and dissatisfied. Farmers are frustrated with the poor quality of electricity supply, distribution companies with the low revenue, State Government with the high levels of subsidy and the environmentalists with inefficient water use resulting in falling water tables. Level of mistrust between actors is also quite high.

Efficient use of electricity as well as using electricity as an effective instrument for different use of groundwater are paid least attention in the current subsidised tariff regime. The process of evolving a sustainable solution is not clear.

 

Irrigation Infrastructure
- A view from below

 

The Case of the Tungabhadra river

- By Chitra Krishnan

 

A report on a short research study supported by Knowledge in Civil Society

 
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