People in Centre collaborated with Shilp Verma of IWMI, Anand, to undertake research on the impact of decentralised water harvesting structures — particularly check dams and recharge wells — on agricultural output. The study was based on taluka-level data of the Saurashtra region and examined parameters such as: i) the capacity of water harvesting structures built by various departments under different schemes; ii) annual rainfall; iii) land use; iv) crops and cropping patterns; v) surface and groundwater irrigated area; and vi) actual irrigation from medium and minor irrigation systems. The preliminary draft of the study has been completed.
Spatial Patterns of Decentralized Water Harvesting and Agrarian Growth in Saurashtra
Researched the impact of decentralised water harvesting structures, including check dams and recharge wells, on agricultural output in Saurashtra.
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