Table 1
Case Study Areas.
| HABITATION/VILLAGE | GRAM PANCHAYAT | TALUKA/MANDAL | DISTRICT | STATE | HOUSEHOLDS IN HABITATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherukoripalle | Yerramvaripalle | Srinivaspur | Kolar | Karnataka | 32 |
| M Veyapalapalle | Mudimadugu | Srinivaspur | Kolar | Karnataka | 46 |
| GVP Thanda | Chammagondi | Gandlapenta | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | 127 |
| Vepalapalle | Gundallapalle | Thamballapalle | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | 37 |
Figure 1
Polycentric governance of natural resources in India.
Source: Illustrated by authors.
Table 2
Relative influence of actors across all village Net-mapping exercises.
| ACTOR | RELATIVE INFLUENCE IN EACH VILLAGE* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARNATAKA | ANDHRA PRADESH | ||||
| CHERUKORIPALLE | M. VEYAPULAPALLE | GVP THANDA | VEPULLAPALLE (LAND) | VEPULLAPALLE (TANK) | |
| Government | |||||
| APO: Assistant Project Officer | 50 | ||||
| Collector - District Head | 36 | ||||
| CRD: Commissionerate of Rural Development | 70 | ||||
| Forest Department | 60 | ||||
| Gram Panchayat | 90 | 29 | 43 | ||
| Irrigation Department | 50 | ||||
| MPDO: Mandal Parishad Development Officer | 70 | 71 | 29 | ||
| Project Director | 57 | ||||
| Revenue Department | 100 | 60 | 79 | 57 | |
| NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development | 60 | 90 | 80 | ||
| FA: MGNREGA Field Assistant | 90 | 36 | 21 | ||
| Mate: MGNREGA works overseer | 50 | 21 | 41 | ||
| TA: MGNREGA Technical Assistant | 43 | ||||
| Zilla Parishad (District level PRI) | 50 | ||||
| NGO | |||||
| Federation | 14 | ||||
| FES: Foundation for Ecological Security | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 64 |
| Community | |||||
| Community/Villagers/Farmers | 80 | 70 | 50 | 86 | 71 |
| MDC: Mandal Development Committee | 60 | ||||
| Neighboring Villages | 20 | 70 | |||
| NTGCF: National Tree Growers’ Cooperative Federation | 64 | ||||
| PRISC: Panchayati Raj Institution Sub-Committee | 80 | 80 | |||
| TGCS: Tree Growers Cooperative Society | 93 | 71 | |||
| User Group | 50 | ||||
| VDC: Village Development Committee | 60 | ||||
| VFC: Village Forest Committee | 60 | ||||
| VWDC: Village Watershed Development Committee | 40 | 80 | |||
| VWC: Village Watershed Committee Member | 80 | ||||
[i] Notes: *Computed as chips for each actor as percentage of chips for highest-ranked actor.
Source: Data from Net-mapping exercises.
Figure 2
Cherukoripalle Net-map.
Figure 3
M. Veyapullapalle Net-map.
Figure 4
Gajula Vari Palle (GVP) Thanda Net-map.
Figure 5
Veppulapalle Land Commons Net-map.
Figure 6
Vepullapalle Irrigation Tank Net-map.