Management of Water for Agriculture Irrigation, Watersheds, and Drainage

"In this book, the author develops a structured analytical approach to water resources management/administration at the local level and weaves it together with related developments - some planned, others de facto - at other levels of public administration and policy formation. Above all, it is the authors ample vision of past, present and future initiatives in the management of water for agriculture that provides sound credibility to his innovative questioning of available options and policy futures. With sections on An Overview of Integrated Use of Water for Irrigation and Agriculture, Participatory Irrigation Management, Managing Large Integrated Command Area Development Projects, Drainage and Salinity Control, and Managing Watershed Development, the book thus touches in a holistic manner on virtually all significant aspects of managing water for agriculture in India. The book is an invaluable source for policy makers, academicians, practitioners and a range of analysts and commentaHooja, Rakesh is the author of 'Management of Water for Agriculture Irrigation, Watersheds, and Drainage', published 2006 under ISBN 9788170338864 and ISBN 8170338867.