Organizational Change for Participatory Irrigation Management

Malakand
Circle
Chief Engineer
O&M
Northern
Circle
Secretary Irrigation
Chief Engineer
Development
Central
Circle
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Southern
Circle
3 XENs 3 XENs 5 XENs 4 XENs
PCMU
CRBC
Deputy
Director
F&D
Circle
Figure 4. Organogram -- Irrigation Department, NWFP
Project Coordinator
NDP
Deputy
Director
Project
Circle
3 XENs 2 XENs
The Project Coordinator, NDP reports directly to the Secretary of the Irrigation
Department. This Project Coordinator is responsible for implementation of the NDP in the
province which is involved in reforms such as; decentralization of the irrigation and drainage
system. A Deputy Director, an Assistant Director and other support staff assist the Project
Coordinator.
Employees of the Irrigation Department are assigned grades in accordance with the
scales for all state employees. Employees in junior ranks from 1 to 16 are recruited directly
by the Department, whereas employees in grades 17 and above are selected by the Provincial
Public Service Commission and then assigned to the Irrigation Department.
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
The Mardan SCARP was probably the first major project within the NWFP where some
form of farmer participation was advocated. This was largely on the insistence of the World
Bank who funded the project. The project itself included the remodeling of the existing surface
drains, installation of sub-surface drains, remodeling of existing minors and conversion of
watercourses into minors.
The remodeling activities were carried out and completed albeit with delays. The
conversion process in which the concept of making Water Users' Associations never really
developed and as a result the minors continued to be used as a water course. The irrigation
system rehabilitated under Mardan SCARP was designed to operate on demand system but lack