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Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in Andhra Pradesh - An overview - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Posted on 14 Feb, 2011 02:57 AMThis paper describes a PIM initiative undertaken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The need for PIM in Andhra Pradesh, was felt because farmers, especially those in the lower reaches of the command area of the project, suffer from inadequate and unreliable supplies.
Posters on the factors responsible for excess fluoride and fluorosis by MASS Education
Posted on 01 Feb, 2011 12:01 PM
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Subash Palekar Zero Budget workshop, Raviji Ashram, 31st Jan to 4th Feb, 2011, Penugonda, Anantapura Dist.
Posted on 31 Jan, 2011 06:06 PMOrganizer: Raviji ashram.
Venue: Raviji ashram, Penugonda, Anantapur district.
Topics:
- Utilizing agriculture waste for development of humus.
- Microbial culture.
- Minimization of water usage, (Mulching).
- Minimization of thermal power ( By avoiding water usage).
Assessment of fluoride in drinking water in Andhra Pradesh - A report by Arghyam
Posted on 31 Jan, 2011 12:11 AM
High amounts of fluoride (>1.5 ppm) in drinking water is a serious issue in many parts of India. Fluorosis has been a serious issue in Andhra Pradesh, as early as 1999 with maximum reported levels at 29 ppm. Evidence indicates that 70-100% of the state is affected.
Traditional water management practices and water sector reforms in South India - A comparative analysis of three systems and Participatory Irrigation Management policy - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Posted on 30 Jan, 2011 06:13 PMThe authors study three tanks; one each in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala and find that almost all tanks in Southern India face similar problems that include farmers in command area being deprived of water, siltation, lack of proper maintenance of such structures, lack of political will to decentralise authority to tank institutions etc.
Decline of tank irrigation institutions in South India - A case-study of Tamil Nadu - Paper presented at the National Seminar on Water and Culture (2007)
Posted on 30 Jan, 2011 03:34 AMThe author gives a brief history of tank irrigation in South India. The number of irrigation tanks in India were 208,000, of which 120,000 were in the three Southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. These tanks irrigated 1.8 million hectares. The author uses graphs to point out to the decline in tank irrigation.
National Conference on Contexual changes in Indian Slums – A Critical Analysis, 17th - 18th April 2011, Kadapa
Posted on 25 Jan, 2011 05:07 PM
Organizer: Voluntary Initiative Services In Our Neighbourhood
Venue: Kadapa
Description:
India's urban population is increasing at a much faster rate than its total population. India will have 41 percent of its population living in cities and towns by 2030 from the present 28 percent. According to Registrar General of India there are 81 million urban poor in India. Nearly 49,000 slums continue to blight the urban landscape forcing lakhs of people to live in pathetic conditions.
Short course on geostatistical analysis of environmental data, ICRISAT, 21st - 25th Feb 2011, Andhra Pradesh
Posted on 24 Jan, 2011 04:49 PMForwarded to the portal by: Dr.Yaduraju, ICRISAT
Organizer: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Venue: Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Training course on livelihood enhancement through sustainable natural resource management in drylands, ICAR, 17th Feb to 2nd Mar 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 24 Jan, 2011 12:33 PM
Organizer: Indian Council for Agricultural Research
Venue: Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Santoshnagar, Hyderabad
Dynamics of soil fertility management practices in semi-arid regions - A case study of Andhra Pradesh - EPW
Posted on 23 Jan, 2011 10:41 AMIt also attempted to examine how policy interventions threatened this knowledge base and the sustainable practices it supported.