10 December 2006
9-5:30
Irrigation
9 – 11.15
Discussant: Shomona Khanna
A Case Study of Water Users Associations (WUA) or Pani Panchayat in Orissa: Principle, Procedure, Performance and Prospects
Sushanta Mahapatra, Research Scholar, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai
[powerpoint presentation]
Irrigation Reforms in Andhra Pradesh – A Case Study
Roopa Madhav, Research Fellow, International Environmental Law Research Centre, New Delhi
Customary Rights and their Relevance in Modern Tank Management: Select Cases in Tamil Nadu
C.R.Shanmugham, Programme Officer, DHAN Foundation, Madurai .
[powerpoint presentation]
Law and Political Economy of Water User Associations
Arkaja Singh, Researcher, New Delhi
11:30 to 1:00 Discussion
Groundwater
2-3:45
Discussant: Jenny Gronwall
Access to Natural Resource and Environmental Justice: case of Groundwater in India
Nandan Nawn, Lecturer, National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
A Comparative Study of Groundwater Institutions in the Western United States, France and Peninsular India for Sustainable and Equitable Resource Use – Some Lessons for India
N. Nagaraj, Professor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
[powerpoint presentation]
Legal Implications of Plachimada Case.
Sujith Koonan, Research Associate, International Environmental Law Research Centre, New Delhi
Concluding remarks and Directions for Future Research
4-5:30
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