Exploring the implementation gap translating watershed guidelines on the ground
Résumé
While learning from the successes of Andhra Pradesh in implementing national watershed development programmes, this paper argues that national-level guidelines must provide incentives to state government machinery and allow for some context-specific modifications in order to achieve the larger goal of effective localised water management. The government needs to move away from a purely technocratic top-down approach to a more flexible and innovative implementation of policy.