Power trickles down

Published on India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia (http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in)

Power trickles down [1]

Two home truths about irrigation departments across India: they are a fountainhead of corruption and run on huge losses.

But July 2002 may prove to be a watershed for rural water supply management. Around that time, the Maharashtra government will hand over control of irrigation facilities to the state's farmers

Publication Date:

30/12/2001

Author(s): Binayak Das [2]

Source: Down to Earth [3]

Tags:

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/power-trickles-down

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/power-trickles-down
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/binayak-das
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-distribution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-water-supply
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra