Impacts of meso-scale Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh (India) and their implications for designing and implementing improved WSD policies and programs

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Croke ◽  
N. Herron ◽  
P. Pavelic ◽  
S. Ahmed ◽  
V. R. Reddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Integrated Models ◽  
Dryland Agriculture ◽  
Watershed Development ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Surface And Groundwater ◽  
Meso Scale

Watershed Development (WSD) programs in rainfed dryland agriculture in India have been introduced in an effort to promote more sustainable management of the surface and groundwater resources, and to improve the livelihoods of farmers. This paper outlines the planned research for a project exploring the impacts of WSD at the meso-scale (~100 km2). The aim of the project is to develop and apply integrated models to assess cost effectiveness and water-related equity outcomes of stakeholder defined WSD scenarios; and to integrate and apply, in collaboration with project partners, the knowledge arising from the project at local, state and national policy levels.

Water and Poverty: A Case of Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh, India

Water Nepal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Ratna Reddy ◽  
Y. V. Malla Reddy ◽  
John Soussan ◽  
Dirk Frans
Keyword(s):  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Watershed Development

scholarly journals Study Relating to the Spatial Distribution of Ground Water Quality for Different Elements using Legacy Data of RWS&S, Andhra Pradesh, India

2014 ◽  
Vol XL-8 ◽  
pp. 383-390
Author(s):  
P. Prakash ◽  
A. Kumar Das ◽  
C. V. S. Sandilya
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Ground Water Quality

The state of Andhra Pradesh, India falls in water stress<sup>4</sup> area. The primary objective of this study is to examine the spatial distribution of different chemical elements with respect to its contamination level. About 70 % of drinking water needs in rural areas and 40 % drinking water needs in urban areas are met from groundwater resources. In the last decades, rapid population growth coupled with agricultural expansion due to subsidized power to agriculture has significantly increased demand on groundwater resources. Combined to this, the effect of Global warming has put stress on ground water which is resulting in declines in water levels and deterioration of ground water quality. This may be evidenced by the fact that the phreatic aquifer which was in use two decades ago, is existing no more now in some of the parts of the study area and the water is being drawn from deeper aquifers beyond phreatic aquifers. The study has been carried out for which one or more elements are contaminated and to study its spatial distribution.

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