Economic analysis of water harvesting in a mountainous watershed in India

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-266

  Goel, A K ^a   Kumar, R ^a  

^a CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Irrigation; Reservoir; Storage of water; Water harvesting structures

Indexed keywords

PRE-SOWING IRRIGATION; SOAN RIVER CATCHMENT; WATER HARVESTING;

CATCHMENTS; EROSION; HARVESTING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOILS;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HARVESTING; SOIL EROSION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SHEDS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; WORLD;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11144352093     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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