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Proposed follow up
9activities
Discussions before, during and after the final workshop
of the APRLP Water Audit in September 2002 led to the
identification of a number of follow-up activities.
These included (not in order of importance):
. “Demonstration” watersheds and villages. In the light
of the findings and recommendations of the Water
Audit, it is suggested that clusters of micro-watersheds
or villages in Dhone and Kalyandurg be developed
into “model” watersheds that can be used primarily for
demonstration and training purposes. By July 2003,
Water Audit recommendations were being piloted and
refined in four “pilot” villages in Kalyandurg as part of
the WHiRL Project.
. Critical review of AP’s water harvesting policies and
practices. A key conclusion of the Water Audit is that
intensive water harvesting along drainage lines is
causing water shortages in many downstream areas
particularly during years with low rainfall and runoff.
Hence, it is suggested that concerned government
officers undertake a critical review of current policies
and programmes.
. Water auditing manual and interactive CD. As
shortcomings have been identified in important waterrelated
statistics, it is strongly recommended that
further water auditing takes place. It is suggested that a
water auditing manual and an interactive CD would be
of value in any scaling up of the work already taken.
. Awareness raising. Current watershed development
publicity is often highly misleading in that it suggests
that there are quick fixes to water-related problems in
semi-arid areas (e.g. check dam construction, contour
bunding and tree planting). It is suggested that more
realistic awareness raising material be developed.
. IWRM capacity building. Capacity building is required
98at all levels if Andhra Pradesh is to move rapidly
towards adopting the principles and practices of
integrated water resource management and waterrelated
project-cycle management. It is suggested
therefore that an appropriate capacity building
programme be developed using materials prouced by
the GWP, the EU (e.g. EC, 1998) and others as a
starting point.
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