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This section discusses the historical evolution of water rights, present constitutional and other statutory provisions, status in various states in India and the model adopted by Andhra Pradesh.>>>>>

Irrigated agriculture produces the surplus and provides national food security as compared rainfed areas. Surface and ground water based agriculture cover around 6.110 mn ha ( %) to produce 20.42 mn tons of food grains. Irrigation, water use efficiency and agriculture technology would play a major role in meeting the expanding food demand..>>>>>

The section provides details of the prevailing policy, statutory environment and the various organisations involved in water management.>>>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Andhra was the first state to provide the statutory authority to PIM in 1997. Read on for an overview, present status, process and a critical evaluation.>>>>>

A protocol is developed following a cyclical approach to synchronise with crop cycle. It adopts a workbook based planning, water use effificiency, partcipatory self assessment with farmers to assess the performance of the project, and varified through remote sensing..>>>>>

You would find a brief description of various tools used for project management, capacity building modules for farmer, workbook, performance manaegment, water use efficiecny, crop water budgeting, Reservoir and canal flow monitoring system etc..>>>>>

   

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A systemic approach lead to gradual enahncement in irrigation water tax collection to present level of about Rs 1320 million (at 1997 tax rates) that exceeds the average annual cost of operation and maintenance as assessed by the farmers. Read on for approach, enabling orders and present status.>>>>>

A new apprroach is evolved for managing the tank based irrigation that takes in to account the surface and ground water for crop water budgeting to improve the livelihood opportunities in remote areas that are not serviced by the major projects. .>>>>

Read on for innovative projects on irrigation being implemented in Andhra Pradesh, more specifically Andhra Pradesh Community Based Tank Management Project, AP Irrigation and Livelihood Improvement Project and RRR project..>>>>>

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