The paper to looks at the water allocation policy follow in coastal Karnataka. The state water policy accords top priority to drinking water followed by irrigation, power generation through hydroelectric projects, agro industries, industries and transport. However, there is a mismatch in the...

The paper looks at the impact of water harvesting programs in ground water recharge through the case of the Sujala watershed in Karnataka. On comparison with areas of non sujala watershed and non watershed cases in one normal rainfall and one drought year, it was revealed that Sujala has been...

The paper presents the hypothesis that investments in development and management of water resources impacts all round growth - not only in the sectors and regions impacted directly by the availability of water but also in sectors and regions impacted indirectly by the availability of water. The...