V. Ratna Reddy
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This book attempts to understand and identify the gaps in groundwater development, as well as management in terms of technical knowledge, scale, and participatory approaches. It also explores the possible options for community-based groundwater management in the Indian context. Using spatio-temporal analysis, this book has assessed groundwater situation in undivided Andhra Pradesh, and it highlights the importance of hydrological information at an appropriate ...
Drawing upon extensive research in various parts of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India, the present work attempts to assess the impact of the watershed development on rural livelihoods. In the process, the study takes comprehensive look at various aspects of watershed development and management: the policy environment, institutional evolution, implementation modalities, and the impacts. The overarching issues in this regard are the linkages between watershed ...
The proposed book is an attempt towards an integrated approach for water security and management in the backdrop of irrigation reforms in Andhra Pradesh. In the absence of an integrated approach, 'water security' would remain a distant dream. Water security ensures equity and sustainability. In the context of scarcity, allocation of water should be governed by optimality rather than productivity. For, optimality combines economic as well as social ...
Indian Agriculture has been facing one of the worst crises since Independence. The contribution of agriculture to national income is declining at a faster pace compared to the percentage of population depending on it. The trends in profitability are not consistent across the years, which is a typical character of agriculture. A number of studies have tried to examine and understand the reasons; important ones include technological, environmental, and policy ...
Conflicts over water are a grim reality today, and this volume traces the reasons for these conflicts from the micro to the global level. The essays look at how the cumulative effect of gross negligence and mismanagement of water resources over the years have created water scarcity. They point out that the problem is not due to shortage of water, but due to the absence of proper mechanisms for its conservation, distribution, and efficient use. The essays are ...