Indian Water Policy at the Crossroads: Resources, Technology and Reforms
This book reviews and analyzes emerging challenges in water policy, governance and institutions in India. Recent times have seen the contours of water policy shaped by new discourses and narratives; there has been a pluralization of the state and a changi
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Vishal Narain Annasamy Narayanamoorthy Editors
Indian Water Policy at the Crossroads: Resources, Technology and Reforms
Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 16
Editor-in-chief Ariel Dinar Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California, USA Series editors José Albiac-Murillo, Zaragoza, Spain Stefano Farolfi, CIRAD UMR G-EAU, Montpellier, France Rathinasamy Maria Saleth, Chennai, India
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Vishal Narain • Annasamy Narayanamoorthy Editors
Indian Water Policy at the Crossroads: Resources, Technology and Reforms
Editors Vishal Narain Public Policy and Governance Management Development Institute Gurgaon, India
Annasamy Narayanamoorthy Economics and Rural Development Alagappa University Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
ISSN 2211-0631 ISSN 2211-0658 (electronic) Global Issues in Water Policy ISBN 978-3-319-25182-0 ISBN 978-3-319-25184-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-25184-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957193 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
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Introduction: Towards a Discursive Analysis of Indian Water Policy ............................................................................ Vishal Narain
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The Precept and Practice of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in India............................................ Tushaar Shah and Barbara van Koppen
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Groundwater Depletion in India: Potential of Alternative Approaches and Policy Instruments...................................................... Nitin Bassi
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Drinking Water Supply in India: Context and Prospects ................... Aidan A. Cronin, Anjal Prakash, Praveena Sridhar, and Sue Coates
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Gender and Wa
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