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While the inadequate budgetary provisi<strong>on</strong> to irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects has delayed<br />

the creati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> full potential. <strong>for</strong>malities <strong>and</strong> procedures in\'olved in getting<br />

clearance from the Central Water Commissi<strong>on</strong> have also c<strong>on</strong>tributed to the delay in<br />

completi<strong>on</strong>. In fact. most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the irrigati<strong>on</strong> schemes have been initiated much be<strong>for</strong>e<br />

getting <strong>for</strong>mal approval from the CWC (table 5.22). While the approval <strong>for</strong> projects<br />

such as Kuttiadi. Vamanapuram. Pamba <strong>and</strong> Pazhassi had come within two to three<br />

years time. the projects. viz .. Kallada. Chitturpuzha. Karapuzha <strong>and</strong> Muvatupuzha<br />

lOok 5-8 years 10 get the approval from CWe. In the case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chim<strong>on</strong>i irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

project, the time taken was almost 15 years. Except three projects, all others are<br />

under various stages <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>/ completi<strong>on</strong> without any achievement worth<br />

menti<strong>on</strong>ing.<br />

,<br />

Table 5.22: IrrJUallOn projects gol aJl~rova If rom ewc a f ler wor k s I ar I e d<br />

Project<br />

Year <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Year <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Time taken <strong>for</strong> ACluallag as <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

approval<br />

Starr approm/ (years) 200 J (years)<br />

I:£CWC<br />

Kallada 1961 1966 5 40<br />

Pamba 1961 1964 3 32*<br />

Pazhassi 1961 1964 3 40<br />

Kuttiadi 1962 1964 2 31"<br />

Chinll!Puzha 1963 1968 5 30"<br />

Karapuzha 1972 1978 6 28<br />

Chim<strong>on</strong>v 1975 1990 15 25<br />

MuvattLJ.Jluzha 1975 1983 8 25<br />

Vamanapuram 1979 1982 3 21<br />

Source CompIled from Netto (1990).<br />

The delay caused in the approval <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the schemes by the CWC appears to be a<br />

political ec<strong>on</strong>omy issue. in the sense that these irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects were initiated<br />

under political cxigencies. For exam pic. while all the completed irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects<br />

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