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| Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems in Nepal |
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Reference |
| Pradhan, Prachanda: " Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems in Nepal.", Nepal Field Operations of International Irrigation Management Institute, Kathmandu. (Year of publishing is not mentioned, but reference has been made to articles from 1989). |
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Introduction to the Institution |
| The Chhatis Mauja irrigation system described in this record is used by 6 villages and Nagar Panchayats in the Ruphendi district with a total population of about 25.000. It is more than 100 years old. |
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Coverage of the Institution |
| Geographical and historical coverage is not reported. The institution is concurrent. |
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Rules for Management
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(a) Boundary Rules |
| SOCIAL BOUNDARIES: Members of the users group are land holders and operators within the command area of the irrigation system.. To become a member of the users group, the landholder or the operator has to furnish the Village Committee (See Grul) with a record of the share of water entitled to him, and the committee will register his or her land area and entitlement of the share of water.
SPATIAL BOUNDARIES: The command area of the irrigation system. |
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(b) Governance
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| Commitees for governing the system has been set up at three levels; central, regional and village level. Village level commitees has two to five members, including a chairman, which all are elected annually by the water users of the village. Often the chairman will be remunerated by the villagers in kind or in cash (500-1000rp annually.) The regional level committee is composed of the chairmen of the six village committees. All regional level committees will chose a chairman and these are the ex-officio members of the central commitee. There are 9 regional commitees in the system. The central level committee is the most powerfull body in the irrigation management system. Previously the decisions regarding irrigation management activities were made by the central committee. But in 1979, written regulations to administer the irrigation system were formulated by the central committee and approved by a general assembly of the whole body of water users. Meetings for the General Assembly are held annually. All water users (thousands of people) must attend - otherwise they will have to pay a fine. A progress report, work schedule for maintenance and desilting, and financial accounts are presented. Progress is reviewed and new proposals are discussed. Also the general assembly can decide whether the incumbent chairman and vicechairman of the central committee should stay at their posts or a new ellection should be held.
MAINTENANCE; Village levels canals are the responsibility of the village level committee. For the main channel, maintenance will be planned by the Central Committee, who will prepare the schedule, mobilize labour and material and specify what kind of work should be done. Each village is then assigned with the amount of work to be done. Dates for maintenance and desilting are decided at the Annual General Assembly. |
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(c) Resource Allocation |
| Each village has a direct inlet connected to the main canal, and as far as it has been possible, sharing of water among villages through the same canal has been avoided. The inlet size is fixed by the central committee on the basis of land to be irrigated within the village. To wooden poles are placed at the entry point of the inlet to fix the size of the hole. The hole will be inspected frequently to check whether it has been tampered with. Rigorous rules and regulations have been made to manage periods when water is scarce. Furthermore procedures for distribution of water for different occasions have been developed and followed by the water users. |
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Conflict Resolution Mechanism |
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Problems Faced by Institution |
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Changes in the Institution over time |
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Other Features of Institution |
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Purpose |
| Irrigation Management |
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Country |
| Nepal |
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Region |
| Ruphendi District. |
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Date Of Publication |
| TroB 020496 |
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