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Performance evaluation of participatory irrigation management as an alternative to a state‐managed irrigation system *
Author(s) -
Hussain Sabir,
Khan Mudasser Muneer,
Shoaib Muhammad,
Raza Ali,
Shah Syyed Adnan Raheel,
Khan Tanveer Ahmed,
Khan Sher
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
irrigation and drainage
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1531-0361
pISSN - 1531-0353
DOI - 10.1002/ird.2515
Subject(s) - irrigation , irrigation management , sustainability , business , interview , management system , service delivery framework , work (physics) , citizen journalism , environmental planning , water resource management , environmental resource management , operations management , service (business) , geography , engineering , environmental science , computer science , political science , world wide web , biology , mechanical engineering , ecology , marketing , law
The Lower Bari Doab Canal (LBDC) system is one of the large old irrigation systems in Punjab, Pakistan. To overcome problems of water distribution and management in conventional state‐managed irrigation, a participatory irrigation management (PIM) system was introduced in the LBDC command area in 2012. From the very large system of the LBDC, 20 different kinds of distributaries were selected in this study as representatives for evaluating performance of the new system. The primary data were gathered through questionnaires and by interviewing farmers, whereas the secondary data were gathered from the related offices of the Punjab Irrigation Department. The analysis of collected data illustrates that water service deliveries (WSDs) were poor even after implementation of PIM. The research shows that under administration of both systems, efficiency regarding provision of water seemed to be poor. The outcomes show that with the passage of time, recovery ( abiana ) decreased after implementation of the PIM system but the financial sustainability of PIM has improved compared to state administration. Finally, the current study recommends institutional reforms in PIM and comprehensive work on educating the farmers about their role in PIM as a mandatory component for improving efficiency of the PIM system.