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Acknowledgements
Funding for the APRLP Water Audit came primarily
from the UK’s Department for International
Development; however, the editors are responsible for
the interpretations and conclusions presented here.
The authors would also like to acknowledge the support,
encouragement and assistance from the large number
of people that were involved. The editors gratefully
acknowledge the valuable advice and encouragement
of Mr S Ray (Special Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj and
Rural Development), Mr SP Tucker, (Director, APRLP
PSU), Mr Anil Punetha (Commissioner, Rural
Development), Mr Somesh Kumar (Collector, Anantapur),
Mr Sai Prasad (Collector, Kurnool) and Mr Ashok Jain
(Conservator of Forests, Kurnool).
Many DFID staff made significant contributions
to the design and conduct of the Water Audit.
These included: Mr Simon Croxton, Dr Peter Reid,
Ms Sally Taylor, Ms Moutushi Sengupta, Mr Gopi Menon,
Ms Aditi Rajyalaxmi and Mr Ajay Kumar. The editors
would also like to thank Mr Joe Hill for providing
results and data from his MSc dissertation.
Mention should also be made of the vital contribution of
the numerous support staff that contributed in all
phases of the work. These include staff from CSWCRTI
(Bellary) who assisted with the processing of data.
Dr VAK Sarma (PS retd) from NBSSLUP (Bangalore)
provided valuable comments and suggestions on the
final draft of this report.
Particular thanks are also due to Mrs Lena Padukone,
Mrs Rajyashree Dutt, Mrs Indira Bharadwaj and the
staff of Write Arm for their excellent work on the
layout and publication of this report.
Last but not least the Water Audit would not have been
possible without the active participation and assistance
of many people living in the rural areas of Dhone and
Kalyandurg.
The following made significant contributions
to the work in Kalyandurg. Kalyandurg Well Survey:
Mr A Ramesh Reddy (Assistant Hydrologist),
Mr K Thippeswamy (Assistant Hydrologist),
Mr Jayaram Reddy (Assistant Hydrologist).
Kalyandurg tank survey and secondary data
collection: Mr M Obula Reddy (MDT-Kalyandurg),
Mr Rajendra Kumar (Computer Operator).
Hired diploma holders: Mr Kishore, Mr Suresh,
Mr Venkatachalam, Mr Arunachalam,
Mr Venkataramana, Mr Sreenivasulu and Mr Valli.
Kalyandurg QPA supervisors: Mr P Naganna and
Mr G Bheemappa. QPA team members: B Thomas Reddy,
G Prabhakar, Giridhar, Vasantha, M Srinivasulu,
B Rajanna, K Jayasimha, GH Rayudu, Prabhakar,
Santhappa, V Bhaskar Reddy, Thimma Rajulu, Ishak,
L Sivasankar, P Ramachandraiah, B Ramanjineyulu,
M Ramanjaneyulu, A Sreerami Reddy, B Adimurthy,
M Sivasankar, Baba Buden, S Suguna, G Bhaskar Babu,
A Subba Reddy, Vasundhara, Pothi Reddy,
BC Yerriswamy, Sadasiva, Thatheppa. S Manmohan
and laboratory staff from CSWCRTI provided valuable
support.
The following made significant contributions
to the work in Dhone. Spatial data team:
Ramalinga Reddy, D Vijayakumar, S Ravikumar,
B Ravindra Goud, SVN Rajamouli, Sekar Goud,
Sreenivasa Reddy and Mastanvali. Non-spatial data
team: SK Nabisaheb, G Thirupathireddy,
Ramakrishnudu, Sashikumar, Sudhakar Reddy,
Prasada Reddy, Deepa Priyadarshini, RajyaLaxmi,
Suvarna, Chandrani and Venkateswarlu. Groundwater
Survey: C Raja, P Purushotham Reddy, S Mastanvali,
A Balaramudu, J Shankaraiah, D Vijayavardhan Rao,
Dr KL Narasimha Murthy, G Sreeramulu, M Venkat Rao
and B Bramhananda Reddy.
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