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Nirmalya Choudhury ¹, Vivek Kher ¹

Affiliations
1 International Water Management Institute, Tata Water Policy Research Programme, Anand, Gujarat, IN

Abstract

Radhanagari project situated in Kolhapur district has shown a very high capacity utilization rate and high the financial sustainability. Over this system major proportion of water conveyance and entire water distribution takes place through privately run schemes either individually or through formation of irrigation co-operatives. The sugar factories within the project area manage autonomous irrigation schemes and abo play an important role in the smooth operation of the irrigation system. Radhanagari Irrigation Project throws open host of strategic issues in front of the Indian irrigation sector including the involvement of agro-businesses in irrigation service provision.

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Nirmalya Choudhury ¹, Parthosarathy Banerjee , R. Ranjit ²

Affiliations
1 IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program, IN
2 Jalpaiguri, IN

Abstract

The paper aims to trace out if the role that panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) play towards decentralised management system over large irrigation systems in the state of West Bengal. The study highlights that the devolution of legal power to the panchayat falls short of control over canal irrigation systems of the state. However, by virtue of the institutional powers that emanate from the structural arrangements, the PRIs play a semi formal role which is neither systematic nor easily recognisable, and remains more like a contingent response to critical situations. The study, finally argues in favour of systematic and continuous involvement of the various panchayati raj institutions in the state through a state level irrigation reform.

Keywords

Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, Zilla Parishad, Legal Domain, Institutional Domain.

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