The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has made dent in irrigation infrastructure maintenance by the coordinated efforts of water users cooperative societies and Gram Panchayat. This article by Mr. Anandappa Byalli and K.V. Kashid, the representatives of WUCs from Badami Taluk of Karnataka explains how water users associations could involve in NREG and improve the canal networks. The article also unwinds the institutions inter relations in other words the convergence between local organisations and Gram Panchayats. Translation of the Kannada article is in process and will be uploaded shortly.

The Department of I&CAD, Government of Andhra Pradesh carried out process documentation of initiatives to strengthen water users associations in Andhra Pradesh. This document has been published in its official website www.apwaterreforms.in/studies.htm Doraiswamy, Participatory Irrigation Management in A.P.- Concerns and Perspectives

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Tailenders and other deprived under Vanivilas sagar project in
Karnataka is part of the larger study that covers two tanks namely
Belagumba tank in Magadi taluk of Bangalore Rural and Kandhikere in
Chikanayakanahalli taluk in Tumkur District and Tungabhadra Left Bank
Canal under major canal system. The study was carried out by Mr. R.
Doraiswamy and Dr. Peter Mollinga. The study is about the farmers deprived of canal water and their livelihoods.

Tungabhadra Irrigation Project is one of the largest protective irrigation systems in South India catering water to Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in Krishna Basin. The progress of Water Users Cooperative Societies in Tungabhadra Irrigation Project in Karnataka at the end of 2008 is that the total number of WUCs to be formed is 835, of which 443 with an corresponding area of 1,86,220 ha have been formed. The numbers of WUCs that have entered into Memorandum of Understanding with Irrigation Department are 190 with an corresponding area of 43,802.64 ha. It is also reported that the handing over has taken place in those 190 WUCs. The functional grant i.e. State share of Rs. 95.89 lakhs, Central Share Rs. 95.89 lakhs, Farmers Share Rs.

Steps to Institutionalise Training to WUAs