Sri Lanka is home to one of the three most famous ancient irrigation civilizations in Asia. The effective functioning of this irrigation system depended on the then social organization as much as on technical accuracy. This paper, first published in the Economic and Political Weekly, explores the changes that are taking place in this social system today and the impact of these changes on the irrigation system.
Social organization around a tank in Sri Lanka's dry zone (Source: Dhammasena (2010))
Dr. Samad had presented a talk on the same topic during the IWMI-Tata Annual Partners' meet. Watch the video below: