Productivity and Efficiency
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.
Productivity and Efficiency Resources
Tank Irrigation in South India: What Next?
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July 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
Tanks are a common feature of the south Indian cultural landscape, irrigating about one third of the total rice area in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. The concentration of tanks is high in these states because of topographical features such as undulating terrain, hard...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management-II Project: Plan of Work
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July 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Systems Management (ISM) project is the first major instance of foreign donors directly supporting the activities of the Provincial Irrigation Departments (PIDs) in the construction, operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage systems. Each department has extensive field...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaWater Production Functions as Related to Time and Amount of Irrigation and Rain
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May 29, 1990U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWinrock International
The workshop had the following objectives: 1. Consider the basic processes that determine crop water use and soil water balance characteristics. 2. Discuss the theoretical and experimental methods for evaluation of evapotranspiration (soil evaporation and transpiration). 3. Consider the effect...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaStart - Up Workshop for the Irrigation Systems Management II Project, Quetta, Pakistan, March 12-15, 1990
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March 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
The workshop group came to major agreements about how the technical assistance team provincial advisors were to coordinate and collaborate with the Pakistani provincial coordinators in the Provincial Irrigation Departments. Specific responsibilities were defined, based on the needs of the provinces...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaInternational Shortcourses, Workshops and Conferences on Irrigation Management and Related Topics
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January 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
This document contains a calendar of international short courses, workshops, and conferences on irrigation management and related topics.Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaIrrigation Management in Relation to Waterlogging and Salinity
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September 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper presents an overview of the current state of knowledge on the relationship between irrigation management in Pakistan and the incidence of waterlogging and salinity. It is emphasized that management research should focus on the whole system, including surface and ground water resources...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaIRIES -- Irrigation Impact Evaluation System: an Evaluation of the Direct and Indirect Impacts of Irrigation on Income, Employment and Health in the State of Maharashtra, India
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March 31, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates the impact of three irrigation projects in the Indian state of Maharashtra: (1) Mula, a major project in the drought- prone Ahemednagar district; (2) Chulband, a medium-scale project in the assured rainfall district of Bhandara; and (3) Sidhanath, a small-scale project in the rainfall-...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management II: Amendment No. 2
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February 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
The project's original purpose was to rehabilitate the system and establish appropriate funding levels, funding mechanisms, and operations and maintenance procedures and practices to keep the system in its improved state. The project was designed with four components: (1) Rehabilitation Works...Read more
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PakistanSouth East AsiaWater Resources Management and Training Program: Irrigation Management and Training Program -- Handbook for Improving Irrigation System Maintenance Practices
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January 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
In this handbook four maintenance plans, namely (a) essential structures maintenance, (b) normal maintenance, (c) "catch-up" maintenance, and (d) preventive maintenance, have been developed to provide guidelines to identify problems, develop solutions and implement the same for improving...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaFinal Report, 1985 to 1989: Propagation of Mahseers in Himalayan Waters of Nepal
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January 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
In recent years, various investigators have given considerable attention to the propagation of seriously endangered mahseer in the Himalayan waters (Badola and Singh 1984, Shrestha 1986, 1988, 1990, Nautial and Lal 1988, Das 1990). They have been prompted by several considerations among them are: (...Read more
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