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- Title
A case for professionalization of water management in irrigation projects in India.
- Authors
Jayaraman, T. K.
- Abstract
The heavy investment in irrigation in India has not brought the expected benefits and this article argues first that a major difficulty arises from the way irrigated water is administered. The distribution of water is controlled by irrigation engineers who lack the knowledge and information to manage water in a way that maximizes agricultural production and achieves the confidence of farmers. The staffing structure and related professional values discourage the development of a new more appropriate specialism. The article goes on to argue that a new organization of work and associated staffing structure is needed which will encourage a new professional specialization bringing together staff and expertise currently dispersed in separate specialisms in engineering, agronomy and other aspects of agriculture.
- Subjects
INDIA; IRRIGATION projects; IRRIGATION engineering; EXPERTISE; AGRICULTURAL water supply
- Publication
Public Administration & Development, 1981, Vol 1, Issue 3, p235
- ISSN
0271-2075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pad.4230010305