Improving irrigation performance through the use of management information systems: the case of Mahi Kadana, Gujarat, India
1994
Murray-Rust, D.H. (International Irrigation Management Inst., Colombo (Sri Lanka)) | Gulati, O.T. (Water and Land management Inst., Anand (India)) | Sakthivadivel, R. (International Irrigation Management Inst., Colombo (Sri Lanka)) | Prajapati, V.B. | Shukla, P.L. (Water and Land Management Inst., Anand (India))
This paper describes the development and implementation of a Management Information System for the Mahi Kadana Irrigation Project in Gujarat, India. It describes the sequential process of modification of field-level data collection procedures by low-level staff of the Gujarat Irrigation Department, the development of improved methods for communicating these field-level data in a timely and efficient manner to managers at section and subdivisional levels, and the development of a data processing package that transfers field-level data into information to be used by managers in improving performance into the future. The second part of the paper demonstrates how the outcome of the computer package can be used to develop performance reports and tables and graphs that describe the current performance achievements of the system. In addition, the package generates bills for irrigation service for all farmers in the system. The generic nature of the MIS used in Mahi Kadana makes it highly suitable for adoption throughout the State of Gujarat, other States in India and in other countries. This work was undertaken as a collaborative activity between IIMI based in Sri Lanka and WALMI in Anand, Gujarat. The entire project was carried out with the full collaboration of the Gujarat Irrigation Department.
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