Water Policy Vol 10 No 4 pp 409–422 © IWA Publishing 2008 doi:10.2166/wp.2008.057
Warabandi as a sociotechnical system for canal water allocation: opportunities and challenges for reform
Vishal Narain
School of Public Policy and Governance, MDI, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon-122001, Haryana, India . 91-124-2341189 vishalnarain@mdi.ac.in
ABSTRACT
This paper describes and evaluates the warabandi system of irrigation prevalent in NorthWest India and Pakistan. It argues that warabandi needs to be understood as a composite sociotechnical system comprising a physical infrastructure and a corresponding institutional arrangement for rationing and sharing water. This has implications for efforts at replicating the system in other parts of the region. An understanding of these features is also essential in assessing the prospects and potential for irrigation management reform in the region. The paper concludes by identifying some challenges and opportunities for management reform in the warabandi system.
Keywords: India; Institutions; Irrigation reform; Pakistan; Protective irrigation; Technology; Warabandi; Water policy
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