In India, Andhra Pradesh is the first state to have gone in with the "big bang"
approach of uniform and simultaneous introduction of Participatory Irrigation
Management (PIM) throughout the state. Today, the Andhra Pradesh model is being
watched with great interest and is being replicated in other states of India as
well. The research studies included give an insight into the political processes
behind the reforms, the administrative, institutional and management issues, and
finally based on the analysis the way forward for the programme in Andhra
Pradesh and a cumulative learning experience for other states in India and the
world to incorporate and implement. Comparison with states