I am grateful to my non-Marathi friends for showing interest
in my book. Many of them have suggested publishing English version. I may do that
in near future. But to start with, here are the contents of the book in English.
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Contents
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Preface:
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Publisher
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Com. Dr.
Bhalchandra Kango, Lokvangmay Griha
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Author
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Pradeep Purandare,
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Retd.
Asso. Prof., WALMI, Aurangabad
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Ex
–Expert Member, Marathwada Statutory Development Board
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Member,
Integrated State Water Plan Review Committee
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Com.
Datta Desai,
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Renowned Marxist
thinker & author of many books on Water & Drought
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Chapters:
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1.0
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Water
Sector – an unchartered territory
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A detailed &
critical review of water-problem in Maharashtra
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2.0
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Water
Policy
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Discussion about 5
historic mile stones of water resources development & need of sixth one
to be initiated by water have-nots.
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3.0
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Water
Laws:
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A serious &
in-depth critique of water laws in Maharashtra which highlights places of
pro-people interventions. It spells out importance of water laws in the
struggle for equitable distribution of water
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3.1
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Maharashtra
Irrigation Act,1976
(Maharashtra’s
parent Irrigation Act)
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3.2
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Maharashtra
Management of Irrigation Systems by Farmers’ Act, 2005
(Act for Water Users’ Associations)
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3.3
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Maharashtra Water
Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2005
( Act for
Independent Regulatory Authority
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3.4
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“Revenue Deficit”
in Irrigation Management
(Linkages between
WRD & Revenue Dept)
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4.0
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Water
Management
Water budgeting to
water audit
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Description of
procedural details of water management
which if insisted for can make difference
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5.0
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Maintenance
& Repairs of Canals
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Method behind the
madness of poor maintenance of irrigation projects
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6.0
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Assessment
& Recovery of Water Tariff
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Myth & reality
of considering water tariff as an effective tool of water regulation
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7.0
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Public
Interest Litigation
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PIL that brings out
Water Resources Development without legally mandatory Integrated State Water
Plan. [Total 191 projects declared illegal. High Court banned fresh
Administrative Approvals to new irrigation projects in Maharashtra. A stalemate
since one & half years]
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8.0
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Irrigation
Scam
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Analysis of white
paper, comments on modus operandi of
Special Investigation Team
& critique of SIT’s report
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8.1
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Some basic issues
regarding White Paper
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8.2
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White Paper
analysed
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8.3
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From Irrigation
Scam to effective water Regulation
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8.4
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“Perennial” Chitale
Committee
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8.5
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Special
Investigation Team – A Political Drama
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8.6
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Revealing yet disappointing report of SIT
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9.0
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Marathwada’s
Water
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A socio –political
analysis of water resources development in Marathwada considering the constraints due to agro climatic
characteristics of river basins
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9.1
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Saddening story of
water resources development in Marathwada
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9.2
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Ground reality of
water situation in Marathwada
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10.0
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Jayakawadi
Project
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A tale of an
irrigation project caught between water conflict at river basin level &
regional imbalance of development
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10.1
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From boom to bane
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10.2
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River Basinwise
Water Management & Report of Mendhegiri Committee
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11.0
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Drip
Irrigation
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Discussion that
points out that there cannot be a technical solution for socio-economic
problems
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11.1
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All the best for
drip but......
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11.2
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Politics behind
Drip
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12.0
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Shirpur
Pattern
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Explained - Skewed
logic & unscientific implementation of a flagship scheme of Govt of
Maharashtra
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12.1
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Shirpur Pattern –explained
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12.2
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For the success
of Jalyukt Shivar Scheme
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13.0
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Inter
Linking of Rivers
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An attempt to bring
out the other side of the coin
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14.0
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A
govt regulation in offing
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A sarcastic GR
which may become a reality if things are allowed to go unchecked in water
sector
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References
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Other selected
references
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