Irrigation management in Pakistan and India: comparing notes on institutions and policies

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dc.creatorShah, Tushaar
dc.creatorHussain, Intizar
dc.creatorSaeed ur Rehman
dc.date2000
dc.date2014-06-13T13:51:58Z
dc.date2014-06-13T13:51:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:43:22Z
dc.descriptionThese notes present the impressions gathered by a team of Indian and Pakistani economists on contemporary issues in irrigation management in these two countries. The authors suggest that the two countries can learn important lessons by comparing notes on several issues: [a] what would work best in ensuring equitable access to irrigation - physical rehabilitation being tried out in Pakistan Punjab with the help of the army under the military rule offers interesting possibilities in terms of scale and impact as does the Andhra Pradesh model of irrigation reform, [b] the experience in both countries so far defies the uncritically accepted premise that under farmer-management, irrigation systems will be more equitable, [c] why farmers in Pakistan Punjab have to use 16-20 horsepower (hp) diesel engines to pump groundwater from 25-40 feet while north Indian farmers have been doing the same with 5 hp engines?if it is because of compulsion of habit, appropriate policies can save Pakistan substantial diesel fuel per year, [d] India needs to ask why diesel engines in Lahore cost only 40-50 percent of the retail price they command in Lucknow or Ludhiana?we suggest allowing free imports of Chinese pumps will do away with the need for pump subsidies that keep diesel engines over-priced in India, [e] both Pakistan and India need to pay serious attention to promoting simple pump modifications that can increase fuel efficiency of their pumps by 40-70 percent, [f] India and Pakistan need to compare notes on their rich experience of electricity pricing policies to achieve viability of electricity supply to farmers and to achieve important goals of groundwater management and policy.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39288
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/163689
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceShah, Tushaar; Hussain, Intizar; Saeed ur Rehman. 2000. Irrigation management in Pakistan and India: comparing notes on institutions and policies. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 15p. (IWMI Working Paper 004) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39288
dc.subjectirrigation management
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectprivatization
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectequity
dc.subjectwater distribution
dc.subjectgroundwater management
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjecttube wells
dc.subjectprice policy
dc.subjectelectricity supplies
dc.subjectpumps
dc.titleIrrigation management in Pakistan and India: comparing notes on institutions and policies
dc.typeWorking Paper

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