Foreword v Preface vii List of Illustrations xv List of Contributors xvii Towards A Sustainable Water Policy by K.K. Chakravarty xix SECTION I TRADITIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 1. Traditional Systems of Water Management in Maharashtra 3 P.P. Dandawate, RS. Joshi and B.S. Gajul 2. Inamgaon: The Proto-historic Irrigation System 8 (with a note by S.N. Rajaguru) M.K. Dhavalikar 3. Traditional Water Systems in the Forts of Maharashtra 14 P.K Ghanekar 4. The Inscriptional Evidence of Ancient Water Management Systems with 19 Special Reference to Western India Shobhana Gokhale 5. Water Management in Ancient and Medieval India 24 M.S. Mate 6. Water Systems at Udayagiri: A Search for its Meaning 34 Meera Dass 7. Pre-Mughal Water Supply Systems in the Deccan (AD 1300-1650) 46 M.S. Mate 8. The Hydraulic System of Some Early Historic Sites of Kalahandi District, Orissa 53 Baba Mishra and Pradeep Mohanty 9. Water Management Concept in Classical Indian Literature Vijay Paranjpye 58 SECTION II TRADITIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES 10. Data on Existing Traditional Water Systems in Himachal Pradesh 77 R.G. Arya 11. Re-charging of Springs: A Revival of Tradition 87 A.P. Joshi and Rumita Gupta 12. On the Need to Conserve the Traditional Urban Water Supply System 91 in Pune Shubhada Kamlapurkar 13. Traditional Water Management Systems in Bundelkhand 95 Sunanda Kirtane and Krishna Gandhi 14. Ancient Waterworks as Models for Localized Water Management 106 /. Manuel 15. Note on Practical Field Initiatives 114 LIC. Pandey 16. Phad System of Western Maharashtra 117 (A Traditional Method of Water Harvesting and Management by the Farmers) R.K. Patil 17. Pond Systems in Panvel Taluka and their Conservation 129 (Traditional Water Harvesting in Panvel) Makarand Pendse 18. Conservation of Traditional Water Supply of Burhanpur Town 133 S.S. Raghuwanshi 19. Tanks of Kohlis in Gond Kingdom 136 (Traditional Water Harvesting Systems in Bhandara District of Maharashtra) Manish Rajankar and Yogini Dolke 20. Strategies to Protect the Dwindling Domestic Water Supply: Kutch District 143 K.C.B. Raju 21. Ponds in Bhandara District and Water Management 152 Manish Rajankar and Yogini Dolke 22. Reviving Traditional Water Resource Development and Management 155 in Ramanathpuram District, Tamilnadu (with a note by R. Sreenivasan) G. Vasudeo SECTION III SHORT COMMUNICATIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 23. Water Management in the Himalaya-Ganga: Reconciling Interventions and 163 Complexity Ajay Dixit 24. Suggestions on Traditional Water Harvesting Structures 164 Kamal Saxena, S. Ramanuja and Lavesh Kansal 25. Individual Well Re-charge Techniques 165 K.C.B. Raju 26. Traditional Drinking Water Resource Management as Solution Towards 168 Sustainable Systems in Hills Vijay Kumar 27. Traditional Water Management Practices 171 Raman Patel 28. Farmer Organizations and Organizational and Procedural Changes 173 (Experiences from Maharashtra) Vijay Paranjpye 29. Suggestions for Overall Improvement of Ancient Water Management on 177 Government and Technical Levels Vijay Paranjpye 30. Recommendations 180 (With Emphasis on the Water Management Systems in Maharashtra) Vijay Paranjpye 31. What Other Said 184 Gyani Lal Badam 32. Concluding Remarks 189 Gyani Lal Badam and Ashwani Wanganeo