This presentation by A. Gurunathan from the DHAN Tank (Vayalagam) Foundation made at the Madurai Symposium 2013 lists out the basics of ensuring stakeholder participation in water resources management. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.