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The central office has initiated a specialized center for research to work on issues common to the sector and DHAN Foundation. The team undertook a study on the impact of the Kalanjiam programme. The methodology went through several rigorous reviews before it was finalized. The study has been completed and has been brought out as a publication. This study was taken up on behalf of Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai. A lot of interesting and useful insights into the programme were gained as a result of it.

Another study on the assessment of Tank programs in the country was undertaken on behalf of the Dutch donor NOVIB. As a follow-up, a workshop was conducted during November at Madurai, and was attended by Oxfam organisations in India apart from Government officials, Researchers and NGOs from other states. The study on Tank Customary rights has been to map the customs, practices, laws related to tank management in Tamilnadu. Six village tank level cases to study usufructs, water use, encroachments; a sub-basin study to understand the riparian rights and introducing new development projects in a smaller basin; and a basin level study  to assess dam building on the existing tank systems were also done as part of the project.

A joint project to produce an electronic atlas of Tanks and Ponds for the Gundar basin covering more than 500 sq.km spread in five districts with around 2500 tanks was planned. This was done jointly with the support of the data provided by IRS, Chennai. The first atlas on the Palar Basin has been completed.

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