Participatory groundwater management is increasingly being recognised for its ability to address the challenges of equity, efficiency and sustainability. It can particularly help with effective engagement at the grassroots level for monitoring, recharging and managing the groundwater as a common ...
Jadeja, J
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Maheshwari, B.
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Packham, R.
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Bohra, H.
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Purohit, R.
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Thaker, B.
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Dillon, P.
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Oza, S.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, Y.
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Dashora, R.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Gorsiya, J.
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Katara, P.
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Ward, J.
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Kookana, R.
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Singh, P.K.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Goradiya, V.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Varua, M.
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Chew, M.
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[Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions]
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Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions
The Ganges basin faces considerable spatial and temporal imbalance between water demand and availability. Lack of water storage infrastructure has led to this mismatch, wherein there are limited options to store flood water during the wet season and limited groundwater and surface water resources...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Pavelic, Paul
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Lagudu, S.
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[Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India]
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Modeling the potential for floodwater recharge to offset groundwater depletion: a case study from the Ramganga basin, India
The absence of either state regulations or markets to coordinate the operation of individual wells has focussed attention on community level institutions as the primary loci for sustainable groundwater management in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. The reported research relied on theoretical proposi...
Varua, M.E.
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Ward, J.
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Maheshwari, B.
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Ozac, S.
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Purohit, R.
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Hakimuddin
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India]
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Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana programme should concentrate on two low-hanging fruits. First, it should quickly put to use 20-40 million ha of unutilised irrigation potential created in major, medium and minor irrigation projects. Second, it should provide better quality power rations...
Shah, Tushaar
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Mishra, G.
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Kela, Pankaj
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model]
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Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model
Groundwater management practices need to take hydrogeology, the agro-climate and demand for groundwater into account. Since agroclimatic zones have already been demarcated by the Government of India, it would aid policy makers to understand the status of groundwater recharge and discharge in each...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Maheshwari, B.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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[Understanding groundwater storage changes and recharge in Rajasthan, India through remote sensing]
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Understanding groundwater storage changes and recharge in Rajasthan, India through remote sensing
Water resources of the Koshi Basin (87,311km2) are largely untapped, and while proposals for their development exist, their impacts on current and future water demands are not quantified. The current study is the first to evaluate the impacts of 11 proposed development projects on hydropower gene...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Bharati, Luna
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Bhattarai, Utsav
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Khadka, Ambika
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Dahal, Vaskar
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Wahid, S.
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[Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal]
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Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal
Storing excess rainwater underground can become key in mitigating the frequency and magnitude of flood events. In this context, assessment of depleted groundwater storage that can be refilled in water surplus periods is imperative. The study uses Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) da...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India]
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Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India
Agriculture is a major occupation for people who inhabit the state of West Bengal in India. In order to boost irrigation, 570 tube wells per year were installed during 2002-2008, and 12,000 wells per year were installed during 2009-2013, contributing to higher groundwater (GW) withdrawal. However...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Agoramoorthy, G.
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[India's groundwater storage trends influenced by tube well intensification]
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India's groundwater storage trends influenced by tube well intensification
Groundwater for agricultural purposes is of utmost importance in the Indian state of Gujarat. To augment existing agricultural water resources, the Gujarat Government invested in many large-scale and smallscale water infrastructures (WI). In order to increase water storage and groundwater recharg...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Misra, Gourav
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Shah, Tushaar
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Maheshwari, B.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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[Evaluating the effectiveness of water infrastructures for increasing groundwater recharge and agricultural production – a case study of Gujarat, India]
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Evaluating the effectiveness of water infrastructures for increasing groundwater recharge and agricultural production – a case study of Gujarat, India
Sustainable use of groundwater is becoming critical in India and requires effective participation from local communities along with technical, social, economic, policy and political inputs. Access to groundwater for farming communities is also an emotional and complex issue as their livelihood an...
Maheshwari, B.
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Varua, M.
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Ward, J.
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Packham, R.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Dashora, Y.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dillon, P.J.
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Purohit, R.
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Hakimuddin
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Shah, Tushaar
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Oza, S.
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Singh, P.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Patel, A.
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Jadeja, Y.
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Thaker, B.
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Kookana, R.
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Grewal, H.
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Yadav, K.
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Mittal, H.
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Chew, M.
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Rao, P.
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[The role of transdisciplinary approach and community participation in village scale groundwater management: insights from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India]
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The role of transdisciplinary approach and community participation in village scale groundwater management: insights from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India