Saturday, February 18, 2017

पाण्याशप्पथ - “Paanyaashappath” (To swear by water)

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:

·         Publisher
Com. Dr. Bhalchandra Kango, Lokvangmay Griha
·         Author
Pradeep Purandare,
·         Retd. Asso. Prof., WALMI, Aurangabad
·         Ex –Expert Member, Marathwada Statutory Development Board
·         Member, Integrated State Water Plan Review Committee
·         Com. Datta Desai,
Renowned Marxist thinker & author of many books on Water & Drought

Chapters:

1.0
Water Sector – an unchartered territory
A detailed & critical review of water-problem in Maharashtra
2.0
Water Policy
Discussion about 5 historic mile stones of water resources development & need of sixth one to be initiated by water have-nots.
3.0
Water Laws:


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
3.1
Maharashtra Irrigation Act,1976
(Maharashtra’s parent Irrigation Act)
3.2
Maharashtra Management of Irrigation Systems by Farmers’ Act, 2005
 (Act for Water Users’ Associations)
3.3
Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act, 2005
( Act for Independent Regulatory Authority
3.4
“Revenue Deficit” in Irrigation Management
(Linkages between WRD & Revenue Dept)
4.0
Water Management
Water budgeting to water audit
Description of procedural details  of water management which if insisted for can make difference 
5.0
Maintenance & Repairs of Canals
Method behind the madness of poor maintenance of irrigation projects
6.0
Assessment & Recovery of Water Tariff
Myth & reality of considering water tariff as an effective tool of water regulation
7.0
Public Interest Litigation

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]
8.0
Irrigation Scam




Analysis of white paper, comments on modus operandi of  Special Investigation Team  & critique of SIT’s report
8.1
Some basic issues regarding White Paper
8.2
White Paper analysed
8.3
From Irrigation Scam to effective water Regulation
8.4
“Perennial” Chitale Committee
8.5
Special Investigation Team – A Political Drama
8.6
Revealing  yet disappointing  report of SIT
9.0
Marathwada’s Water
A socio –political analysis of water resources development in Marathwada considering the  constraints due to agro climatic characteristics of  river basins
9.1
Saddening story of water resources development in Marathwada
9.2
Ground reality of water situation in Marathwada
10.0
Jayakawadi Project
A tale of an irrigation project caught between water conflict at river basin level & regional imbalance of  development
10.1
From boom to bane
10.2
River Basinwise Water Management & Report of Mendhegiri Committee
11.0
Drip Irrigation
Discussion that points out that there cannot be a technical solution for socio-economic problems
11.1
All the best for drip but......
11.2
Politics behind Drip
12.0
Shirpur Pattern
Explained - Skewed logic & unscientific implementation of a flagship scheme of Govt of Maharashtra
12.1
 Shirpur Pattern –explained
12.2
For the success of  Jalyukt Shivar Scheme
13.0
Inter Linking of Rivers
An attempt to bring out the other side of  the coin
14.0
A govt regulation in offing
A sarcastic GR which may become a reality if things are allowed to go unchecked in water sector

References


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