01126pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002000040245006000060260000900120300001500129362001200144520073400156650003100890650001500921773004400936180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aJayashankar, V.  aParticipatory irrigation management (PIM) - Bihar model  c2003  ap.449-457.  aJul-Sep  aCertain inadequacies are common to all India states in the irrigation management system. The canal systems have deteriorated due to poor management, irrigation potential is grossly underutilised, there is utter inequality in water distribution and poor quality of service to formers coupled with under-realisation of water charges. This has been the legacy of traditional government oriented institutional setup with nominal user participation. In the last decade, several states have tried to induct a qualitative change in the irrigation management. This article discusses the steps taken by Bihar government towards strengthening Participatory Irrigation Management and highlights the achievements of this model. - Reproduced.  aIrrigation - India - Bihar  aIrrigation  aIndian Journal of Public Administration