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Irrigation infrastructure: a view from below - the case of the Tungabhadra river

The study seeks to link up the larger politics of inter- state and intra state conflicts with critical questions on water availability and the river’s changed potential

Chitra Krishnan

Knowledge in Civil Society

Xavier Institute of Management

Posted on 11 Aug, 2009 02:32 PM

The case study of the irrigation infrastructure of Tungabhadra river zooms in on the river, to examine the various schemes on it. Taking the particular case of the Tungabhadra in the Krishna river basin and following the river flow as it is subject to various schemes in time and space, it shows how simmering tensions are likely to manifest as full-fledged conflicts.

Water to the people: drinking water and water for livelihoods - conflicts and alternative concepts in India – A report by Centre for World Solidarity (CWS) and Church Development Service (EED)

The study aims to facilitate the development of good practices in water management and to support people in their struggle for the right to access and control water as a common natural resource

Church Development Service (EED)

Posted on 30 Apr, 2009 12:21 PM

This study is a part of water and democracy programme initiated by the Centre for World Solidarity (CWS) as a joint initiative with Church Development Service (EED) in 2007 involving more than 50 partner organisations in South Asia.

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