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Asian Review of Social Sciences (ARSS)

Editor Dr. Lakshmi Narayanan
Print ISSN : 2249 – 6319
Frequency : Quarterly

Participatory Exclusion in Water User Associations: A Subaltern Perspective

Author : K. Gulam Dasthagir
Volume 9 No.1 January-June 2020 pp 34-38

Abstract

Although Participatory Irrigation Management  envisions democratic participation and equity in water sharing among farmers , this article while investigating  the challenges of Dalit farmers  in Water User Associations and access to surface or ground water  for irrigation, espouse  the perpetuation of ‘Participatory Exclusion’ of Dalit farmers in canal water sharing and rights in water user associations .  Since caste discrimination is embedded in modern user organizations, participatory exclusion of Dalit farmers operates at all levels of membership, participation and representation in PIMinrural Tamil Nadu.

Keywords

Participatory Exclusion, Dalit Farmers, Participatory Irrigation Management, Water User Associations, Sathanur Major Irrigation System.

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