This paper looks in to the process of environmental degradation and the resultant externalities in the context of groundwater depletion in drought prone regions. The main objective here is to estimate the costs of groundwater depletion externalities and examine the costs and benefits from...

This paper traces the emergence of Participatory Forest Management (PFM) regime in Andhra Pradesh in the form of Joint Forest Management (JFM) and Community Forest Management (CFM). The paper is based on the existing literature on forest policies. It considers the role of contemporary...

his review paper attempts to bring together various issues in the light of recent developments in the irrigation sector management in India. The paper emphasises the need for an integrated approach for water management and governance. Different governance structures are in operation depending on...

The volume argues that judicious management of water resources is a critical policy issue for India as it is not scarcity but mismanagement and misuse of water resources that is the problem. The volume argues that Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is a step in the right direction but...

Slippage is one of the main bottlenecks of achieving full coverage of water and sanitation services in India. This paper makes an attempt to identify the causes of slippage in a systematic manner. The broad objectives of the paper include: i) assess the extent of slippage at the national and...

Continuous upstream water development in the South Indian Krishna Basin has resulted in declining water availability downstream. Upstream water use is not adjusted to reflect rainfall fluctuations, and downstream farmers of the Nagarjuna Sagar irrigation project in the state of Andhra Pradesh...