The Lower Bari Doab Canal (LBDC) system is one of the large old irrigation systems in Punjab, Pakistan. To overcome problems of water distribution and management in conventional state‐managed irrigation, a participatory irrigation management (PIM) system was introduced in the LBDC command area in 2012. From the very large system of the LBDC, 20 different kinds of distributaries were selected in this study as representatives for evaluating performance of the new system. The primary data were gathered through questionnaires and by interviewing farmers, whereas the secondary data were gathered from the related offices of the Punjab Irrigation Department. The analysis of collected data illustrates that water service deliveries (WSDs) were poor even after implementation of PIM. The research shows that under administration of both systems, efficiency regarding provision of water seemed to be poor. The outcomes show that with the passage of time, recovery (abiana) decreased after implementation of the PIM system but the financial sustainability of PIM has improved compared to state administration. Finally, the current study recommends institutional reforms in PIM and comprehensive work on educating the farmers about their role in PIM as a mandatory component for improving efficiency of the PIM system.

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参与式灌溉管理作为国家管理灌溉系统的替代方案的绩效评估*

下巴里多卜运河（LBDC）系统是巴基斯坦旁遮普邦的大型老式灌溉系统之一。为了克服传统的国有灌溉方式中的水分配和管理问题，2012年在LBDC指挥区引入了参与式灌溉管理（PIM）系统。从LBDC的超大型系统中，选择了20种不同的分配方式。本研究以评估新系统的性能为代表。主要数据是通过问卷调查和对农民的采访收集的，而次要数据则是从旁遮普省灌溉部门的相关办公室收集的。对收集到的数据的分析表明，即使在实施了PIM之后，供水服务（WSD）也很差。研究表明，在两个系统的管理下，关于供水的效率似乎很差。结果表明，随着时间的流逝，恢复（abiana）实施PIM系统之后下降，但相比于国家行政PIM的财务可持续性有所改善。最后，本研究建议对PIM进行体制改革，并开展全面工作，以教育农民关于PIM的作用，这是提高PIM系统效率的强制性组成部分。