Alternative Irrigation Institutions in Canal-Command
The Case of the Chalakkudy River Diversion Scheme in Kerala
Neetha N.
Despite generating substantial debates on alternative institutional solutions, irrigation reforms introduced are largely confined to transfer of irrigation management to user groups, neglecting the existence and possibilities of other institutions. In reality, a wide range of institutions are involved in the process of production and distribution of irrigation with varied technologies and scales of operation.The findings from this study indicate an increased production and economic efficiency at the aggregate level with the emergence of alternative institutions, mainly because most of the alternative institutions cater to high-value non-paddy crops and use water seeping from canal for value addition which would have otherwise been wasted.
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