'Emerging environmental concerns and evolving ecosystem perspectives demand a reimagined approach to rural water governance.' Discuss the key mechanisms needed to recalibrate rural water policies with special emphasis on the role of communities.
Introduction
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Main Body
Problems of Water Governance:
[Diagram showing fragmented approach with three branches:]
Fragmented approach → State-local bodies - centre
Intervention Needed:
(I) Policy Formulation → Bottom-up approach with community involvement in policy making
(E)(Pani panchayat) in Haryana (especially women & SHGs)
(II) Policy Execution → is water reservoir for practicing measures (Saturday, Freeze)
(III) Punjab → Data Transparency (Real time dashboard for Jal-Jeevan Mission) → Leverage schemes → unify aims of Keshab Sthatat + Jal abhiyaan and MANREGT.
(IV) Policy Evaluation - every year within performance glass. (CIDA Index by NITI)
Water governance has become sine qua for SDG-3, II and III.
— DEEKSHA CHOURASIA · AIR 44
Diagram
Flowchart showing problems of water governance with three components (grand water overused, lack of community participation, lack of data transparency) leading to fragmented approach between state-local bodies and centre
DEEKSHA CHOURASIA
Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues
Government Schemes and Policies
Rural Water Governance and Community Participation
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analytical and prescriptive
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