Abstract Protecting flood prone locations through floodwater recharge of the depleted aquifers and using it for protecting dry season irrigated agriculture is the rationale for a form of intervention termed as ‘underground transfer of floods for irrigation’ (UTFI). This helps reduce the intensity of seasonal floods by tapping and storing excess floodwater in aquifers for productive agricultural use. This paper presents a case study of managing the recharge interventions in the context of the Ramganga basin, India. Using a case study approach, this study determines the socio-economic and institutional context of the study area, proposes three potential routes to institutionalize UTFI, and provides insights for scaling up the interventions in the Ganges and other river basins that face seasonal floods and dry season water shortages. Managing the interventions involves community participation in regular operations and maintenance tasks. Given the limited scale of the pilot UTFI intervention implemented to date, and the socio-economic and institutional context of the case study region, the benefits are not conspicuous, though the piloting helped in identifying potential ways forward for the long-term management of the pilot site, and for scaling up the interventions. Initially pilot site management was handled by the project team working closely with the community leaders and villagers. As the intervention was demonstrated to perform effectively, management was handed over to the district authorities after providing appropriate training to the government personnel to manage the system and liaise with the local community to ensure the site is operated and managed appropriately. The district administration is willing to support UTFI by pooling money from different sources and routing them through the sub-district administration. While this is working in the short term, the paper outlines a programmatic longer term approach for wider replication.

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管理用于灌溉的洪水地下转移：印度 Ramganga 盆地的案例研究

摘要 通过对枯竭含水层的洪水补给来保护易受洪水侵袭的地区，并将其用于保护旱季灌溉农业是一种被称为“地下洪水灌溉灌溉”（UTFI）的干预形式的基本原理。这有助于通过挖掘和储存含水层中多余的洪水用于生产性农业来降低季节性洪水的强度。本文介绍了在印度 Ramganga 盆地背景下管理补给干预的案例研究。本研究采用案例研究方法，确定了研究区域的社会经济和制度背景，提出了将 UTFI 制度化的三种潜在途径，并为扩大恒河和其他面临季节性洪水和干旱的流域的干预措施提供了见解。季节缺水。管理干预措施涉及社区参与常规运营和维护任务。鉴于迄今为止实施的试点 UFI 干预规模有限，以及案例研究地区的社会经济和制度背景，尽管试点有助于确定长期管理试点，并扩大干预措施。最初的试点管理是由项目团队与社区领导和村民密切合作进行的。由于干预被证明是有效的，在向政府人员提供适当培训以管理系统并与当地社区联络以确保该站点得到适当运营和管理后，管理权移交给了地区当局。区政府愿意通过汇集不同来源的资金并通过街道管理部门来支持UTFI。虽然这在短期内奏效，但本文概述了一种更广泛复制的计划性长期方法。