Irrigation development and its environmental consequences in arid regions of India

Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-336

  Jaglan, Mahabir Singh ^a   Qureshi, Mohammad Hashim ^b  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arid regions; Environmental impact; India; Irrigation development

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDIA; SOIL; VEGETATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; DRAINAGE; EROSION; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION CANALS; LAND RECLAMATION; PH; SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; INDIA; INDIRA GANDHI CANAL; SANDY SOILS; SILTATION; SOIL DRAINAGE; VEGETATION; WATER TABLE; WATERLOGGING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ARID REGION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; SALINISATION; SOIL EROSION; WATERLOGGING;

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, INDIRA GANDHI CANAL;

EID: 0029662550     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01203841     Document Type: Article

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