PRECONDITIONS FOR THE POPULARIZATION OF PIM IN THE LOWER YELLOW RIVER IRRIGATION AREA

The Lower Yellow River Irrigation Area (LYRIA) in the Yellow River plain downstream is the largest connected irrigation area by 98 separate irrigation districts. The total irrigation area is about 2147.33 thousand hm2. Differing from the popularization of PIM in many other countries and many other parts of China, PIM can hardly be found in the LYRIA. This paper analyzed the reasons of difficulty for wide spread of PIM in LYRIA and put forward the preconditions for the popularization of PIM in LYRIA. It mainly consists of the following aspects: Firstly, improving infrastructure construction and consolidating the hardware supportive base; Secondly, Reforming the existing management system through market mechanism; Thirdly, Well establishing Water Rights Markets to promote water price formation mechanism and adopt end water price; Fourthly, Managing the surface and ground water in a holistic way; Fifthly, Enhancing capacity building and improving water resources management capability; Finally, Improving the policies, laws and regulations system and promoting association regulations construction, etc.