Contents: Preface. 1. Conceptual and Contextual Aspects of Water Resource Management. 2. Analysis of Water Management and Rural Transformation in Telangana: Studies of Nalagonda, Mahabubnagar and Medak District. 3. Analysis of Water Management and Rural Transformation in Andhra Pradesh: Studies of Guntur, East Godavari and Krishna District. 4. Status and Economy of Water Resources: A Study of Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh. 5. Dynamics of Ground Water Resource: A Study of Allahabad District. 6. Suggestions. Bibliography. A unique collection of case studies on rural water management in India, this book (in 5 chapters) highlights the significance of rural water management. First chapter is based on secondary sources as it elaborates the contextual and conceptual aspects of water resource management. Remaining four chapters are case studies based on primary sources. In second and third chapter, six sample districts (approximately 40 villages) from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been taken to assess the water management at community level. Fourth chapter presents a macro level management of surface and ground water at Mirzapur district. Twenty per cent sample size has been taken to cover the whole area of selected sample district. For instance, if a block consists of 100 villages then primary survey has been conducted in more than 20 villages on random basis (every sixth village). Fifth chapter is a case study pertaining to ground water management of Allahabad District taking six sample villages. These studies have been conducted in different years for different reasons have been brought together to shape the book into the current form.