Waterlogging and salinity management in the Sindh Province. Volume 1, Supplement 1.B: farmers' perspectives on Warah Branch Canal operations.
1999
Bhatti M. | Soomro A.R. | Pirzado P.A. | Mungrio M.A. | Rehman G.
In the Sindh Province, most canal systems run according to the "continuous flow" operational modes established by colonial regime. However, continuous flows are only possible during summer months; during the winter months of low supplies, the rotational flow strategy is followed. To explore the infirmities in the delivery mechanisms associated with poor operational and institutional arrangements, a study survey was conducted (April-August 1998) in the Warah Branch Canal command (an off-take of the North West Canal system at RD 82.5). The study also aimed to put forward recommendations for the operation of the Warah Branch Canal in the context of incessant waterlogging and salinity prevalent in the area. In doing so, consultations were also made with the actual beneficiaries (Farmers) of the system. A team of three social scientists-cum-agricultural engineers with considerable professional background and experience in similar works under IIMI's LBOD pilot projects was stationed in the area to undertake this survey. The data gathered against a structured questionnaire, reflects upon farmers' knowledge and pertains to the Warah Branch Canal operations over the years. Farmers have been living with this system for decades. Verifications through field observations and actual measurements were beyond the scope of this study. The overall objective remains to determine farmers' perspectives on the Warah Branch Canal operations and to identify interventions that maximize production based on the existing availability of land and water resources.
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