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M&E
Identify indicators and
associated locations,
determine limits of
acceptable change and
management responses
OBJECTIVE SETTING
Specific planning and
management objectives
IDENTIFYING UNITS
Delineating appropriate
physical and administrative
management units
IMPLEMENTATION
of measures to protect drinking
water and to allocate/control
water use for other purposes.
Management of surface
water, groundwater,
infrastructure etc
DISTRICT
PLANNING
FRAMEWORK
ASSESSMENT
of current status of
water courses, aquifers
and tanks; uses of water,
nature or problems
DECISION MAKING
by authorities at
appropriate levels, with
appropriate stakeholder
representation and
consultation
VISIONING
of options and
scenarios to address
problems
Figure 54. Proposed process for developing a water
related District Planning Framework
periods of drought. Finally, it is recommended
that DPFs be used to identify and set
management guidelines for protecting rare and
important aquatic eco-systems.
8.5 Recommendation 4 –
Shift from supply to demand
management of water resources
Demand management seeks to maximise the
services provided by a given volume of water
mainly by curbing non-essential or low value uses
through price or non-price measures. Although
demand management actions are clearly not to be
preferred to supply-side actions in every case, it is
apparent that they need to be given more
attention than is currently the case. The results
of the Water Audit show clearly that
the emphasis of the APRLP and similar
programmes should be on resource management
as opposed to resource development or
augmentation. Although demand management of
water resources has a vitally important role to
play in the future in semi-arid areas of Andhra
Pradesh, it is not going to be a panacea, nor will
it provide an instant solution to current and
future challenges. If demand management is to be
politically acceptable and receive public support,
its introduction needs to be handled sensitively
and be associated with appropriate public
awareness raising campaigns. Additionally
demand management has many potential
unintended consequences some of which could
impact severely on poorer social groupings.
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