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| Title | Cultural Economy of Large Dam Infrastructure: Sardar Sarovar Dam on the River Narmada, India |
| Group | Water Resources Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Esha Shah |
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| Contact info | esha.shah@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2020/01/01 |
| End date | 2022/01/01 |
| Description | Country: India
Host Institute: Various Local Institutes Period: Flexible (the best fieldwork period would be Sep Mar when irrigation is ongoing) Project type: thesis; 4 different positions available The Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) on the river Narmada in India is often described as the most controversial dam in the world an intense debate between the proponents and opponents of the dam continued for two decades in the 1980s and 1990s. The disputed dam was finally constructed and the water was first released in the yet to be completed canal networks into Gujarat State in August 2002. While the controversial dam was much debated for its environmental and social impact, no studies are done after the dam is completed and water is discharged for fifteen years. As a part of the larger study on socio economic and cultural transformation ensued by the dam water, we are looking for four Msc Students to pursue their thesis to map the command area in four different agro ecological zones as a part of this larger project. The study will explore the cultural political economy of the dam infrastructure for the irrigation at 3D locations at the location of Damming, Distribution, and Delivery by following the direction of the flow of water from the dam to the fields. The students will be expected to focus on • Documenting water distribution practices along branch canals, in head, middle, tail terms, to understand the existing patterns of (unequal) water distribution • The data collection would involve getting maps, getting data on water and crops, observing distribution patterns, interviewing farmers/irrigators. That is, following the water. • Then follow the actors involved in water use and management WUA presidents, local leaders, including MLAs, irrigation department officials, traders, other water users (like industries). • To ultimately understand the transformation on agrarian relations/livelihood strategies/rural development in the region since the completion of the dam. |
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