Performance and impacts of managed aquifer recharge interventions for agricultural water security: A framework for evaluation

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.subregionAndhra Pradesh
cg.coverage.subregionGokulpura
cg.coverage.subregionRajasthan
cg.coverage.subregionTamil Nadu
cg.coverage.subregionMaharashtra
cg.coverage.subregionGujarat
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.06.009en
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivityen
cg.issn0378-3774en
cg.journalAgricultural Water Managementen
cg.river.basinADARSHA WATERSHEDen
cg.river.basinGOVERDHANPURA WATERSHEDen
cg.river.basinKODANGIPALAYAM WATERSHEDen
cg.river.basinCHIKALGAON WATERSHEDen
cg.river.basinRAJASAMADHIYALA WATERSHEDen
cg.river.basinSATLASANA WATERSHEDen
cg.volume159en
dc.contributor.authorPrathapar, Sanmugam A.en
dc.contributor.authorDhar, S.en
dc.contributor.authorRao, G.T.en
dc.contributor.authorMaheshwari, B.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-01T13:40:14Zen
dc.date.available2016-11-01T13:40:14Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77543
dc.titlePerformance and impacts of managed aquifer recharge interventions for agricultural water security: A framework for evaluationen
dcterms.abstractTo minimize and counter decline of groundwater levels and improve the availability of water for cropproduction, Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) interventions are widely adopted across India, often ini-tiated or supported by, local communities, state and central governments to improve the availability ofwater for irrigation. While the literature on MAR in India is vast, the science of their construction is lack-ing. Furthermore, there is an absence of a structured approach to evaluate the performance and impactof MAR interventions. Often, performance and impacts of MAR have been commented upon together,without distinguishing the two.In this article, we aim to propose that performance and impact are different from each other, andthat the evaluation of MAR interventions should take into account such differences between them. Aframework for performance and impact analysis, based on three levels, viz. primary, secondary and ter-tiary, is outlined. It is then applied to seven selected MAR interventions in India, Adarsha watershed –Andhra Pradesh, Gokulpura-Goverdhanpura watershed – Rajasthan, Kodangipalayam watershed – TamilNadu, Chikalgaon watershed – Maharashtra, Rajasamadhiyala watershed – Gujarat, Satlasana watershed– Gujarat and Sujalam Sufalam Yojana – Gujarat. Although, the evaluations of these case studies reportedwere not categorized into performance and impact, most of them have addressed both. However, noneof them could explicitly demonstrate that reported impacts were uniquely related to MAR interventions.If impacts are used as a surrogate for performance, it must be shown that impacts are uniquely linked toMAR interventions.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPrathapar, Sanmugam; Dhar, S.; Rao, G. T.; Maheshwari, B. 2015. Performance and impacts of managed aquifer recharge interventions for agricultural water security: A framework for evaluation. Agricultural Water Management, 159:165-175. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.06.009en
dcterms.extentpp. 165-175en
dcterms.issued2015-09en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectaquifersen
dcterms.subjectgroundwater rechargeen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectwater securityen
dcterms.subjectwater levelsen
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen
dcterms.subjectwater tableen
dcterms.subjectwatershedsen
dcterms.subjectimpact assessmenten
dcterms.subjectperformance evaluationen
dcterms.subjectvillagesen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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