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Irrigation
Monsoon arrives in Maharashtra, but reservoir levels still low
@DeshmaneAkshay Issue Date: Jun 13, 2013
South-west monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on June 4, earlier than expected. Nearly 60 per cent of the drought-hit state’s districts have received more than 100 per cent of average rainfall in the first 10 days of June. However, the state may not be able to recover from the persistent water crisis any time soon.
Andhra to file review petition in Supreme Court on Babli barrage
Issue Date: May 21, 2013
At an all-party meeting convened by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in Hyderabad on May 20, it was decided that the government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court, seeking clarifications in the court’s verdict on the controversial Babli barrage.
Veggies delight
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2013
Ram Oraon blames his grandfather for his frail health and for much of his life spent battling poverty. He has watched his two brothers die young. “They always had poor health,” says the 60-year-old marginal farmer from Malhan Bhuiyadih village near Ranchi.
Drought of equity
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2013
Gujarat passes groundwater bill
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2013
IN 1973, Gujarat became the first state to introduce legislation that restricted farmers from extracting groundwater. For a water-stressed state the Groundwater Conservation Bill was godsend, said water experts. But the then chief minister, Chimanbhai Patel, refused to sign the bill fearing its impact on the state’s 0.3 million farmers.
Gujarat passes groundwater bill
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2013
IN 1973, Gujarat became the first state to introduce legislation that restricted farmers from extracting groundwater. For a water-stressed state the Groundwater Conservation Bill was godsend, said water experts. But the then chief minister, Chimanbhai Patel, refused to sign the bill fearing its impact on the state’s 0.3 million farmers.
Towards water sufficiency
Issue Date: Feb 4, 2013
Despite a long history and important role in development, irrigation in both India and Nepal faces crucial challenges. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this volume shows the range of irrigation technologies developed in different agro-ecological zones: large-scale public canal systems, small-scale farmer-managed canal systems, ponds and tanks, and also groundwater-based systems.
Khap panchayat bans paddy
Issue Date: Nov 15, 2012
