Prosopis juliflora in the irrigation tanks of Tamil Nadu
Temporal change in land use by irrigation source in Tamil Nadu and management implications
Interannual variation in rainfall throughout Tamil Nadu has been causing frequent and noticeable land use changes despite the rapid development in groundwater irrigation. Identifying periodically water-stressed areas is the first and crucial step to minimizing negative effects on crop production. Such analysis must be conducted at the basin level a...
Water security in the Bhadrachalam catchment within the Godavari Basin: emerging issues and potential solutions. Project...
Ancient small-tank irrigation in Sri Lanka: continuity and change
This paper shows that winds of change are blowing in the dry zones of north-central Sri Lanka, the original hydraulic civilisation of the world. The social organisation of tank irrigation - which for centuries had combined a stylised land-use pattern, a system of highly differentiated property rights, and elaborate rules of community management of ...
Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012
Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012
Wells and welfare: the Sri Lankan case
Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012
The stabilization value of groundwater: evidence from Indian tank irrigation systems
Groundwater is now a major source of agricultural water supply in many parts of the world. The value of groundwater as a new source of supply is well known. However, its additional buffering or stabilization value is less appreciated and even less analysed. Knowledge on groundwater's stabilization value is advanced by developing and estimating an e...
Winds of change in ancient irrigation civilization of Sri Lanka?s north central dry zone
