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 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
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
Assessment of specific yields is important for effective groundwater management in semi-arid hardrock aquifers, especially in India with its unsustainable groundwater usage rates. The Dharta watershed in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan is one such hardrock area in India where the groundwater ex...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Maheshwari, B.
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Dillon, P.
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Purohit, R.
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Dashora, Y.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, R.
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[Estimation of specific yield using water table fluctuations and cropped area in a hardrock aquifer system of Rajasthan, India]
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Estimation of specific yield using water table fluctuations and cropped area in a hardrock aquifer system of Rajasthan, India