Initiating and Sustaining Water Sector Reforms: A SynthesisWorld Bank Publications, 1999 - 138 pages Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource in India. India faces an increasingly urgent situation with its finite and fragile water resources being stressed and depleted while various sectoral demands are growing rapidly. 'Initiating and Sustaining Water Sector Reforms' offers detailed solutions to this complex and important concern. |
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Page xiii
... further depresses attainable yields of India's farmers . As regards planning and manage- ment , professional capabilities in river basin modeling are very limited in most Indian states , and modeling tends to be used for investment ...
... further depresses attainable yields of India's farmers . As regards planning and manage- ment , professional capabilities in river basin modeling are very limited in most Indian states , and modeling tends to be used for investment ...
Page xvi
... further exploitation of addi- tional resources where appropriate , balanced by demand management . Second , recognizing that water is an economic good with both public and private good char- acteristics , sector responsibilities should ...
... further exploitation of addi- tional resources where appropriate , balanced by demand management . Second , recognizing that water is an economic good with both public and private good char- acteristics , sector responsibilities should ...
Page xviii
... further reflect efficient levels of service , and in particular , costs of excess agency staff should not be included in the tariff rates . Tariff increases should be undertaken periodically , and be indexed to inflation . • establish ...
... further reflect efficient levels of service , and in particular , costs of excess agency staff should not be included in the tariff rates . Tariff increases should be undertaken periodically , and be indexed to inflation . • establish ...
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... further reduced by problems of pollution and inappropri- ate waste disposal practices on water quality . There are now few states or river basins in India where water quality issues are not present . Environmental problems include water ...
... further reduced by problems of pollution and inappropri- ate waste disposal practices on water quality . There are now few states or river basins in India where water quality issues are not present . Environmental problems include water ...
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... Further , expansion in irrigation , indus- try , and domestic water demands will have serious impli- cations for competing non - consumptive uses , such as hydropower and navigation . " Provision for environmen- tal and ecological ...
... Further , expansion in irrigation , indus- try , and domestic water demands will have serious impli- cations for competing non - consumptive uses , such as hydropower and navigation . " Provision for environmen- tal and ecological ...
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achieve agencies agricultural Andhra Pradesh approach areas basin modeling central government CGWB cont cost recovery decentralization Detailed Matrix drinking water economic efficiency enable environmental establish farmers financial viability funding gram panchayats groundwater groundwater management Gujarat Haryana impact implementation improve incentives industrial initiatives institutional inter-state investment irrigation issues Karnataka legislation Maharashtra Matrix of Recommendations mechanisms medium term ment monitoring MOWR municipal NABARD NGOs organizations Orissa panchayats percent Planning and Management private sector problems programs Rajasthan Rajiv Gandhi RBOS Report Responsibility riparian river basin role rural water supply RWSS sector service delivery SGWOS Short term Short to medium stakeholders strengthening sub-sector supply and sanitation sustainability SWPO SWRB Tamil Nadu tariff tion tubewells Urban Water Supply Uttar Pradesh UWSS water allocation water markets Water Policy water quality Water Resources Water Resources Management water sector water service water user West Bengal World Bank WUAS