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