Reducing water losses from channels using linings: Costs and benefits in Pakistan

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-76

  Kahlown, Muhammad Akram ^a   Kemper, W D ^b  

^a Pakistan Cncl Res in Water Rsrc   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel lining; Field channel; Low cost; Pakistan; Seepage loss; Water losses

Indexed keywords

BRICK; CANAL LININGS; CONCRETE SLABS; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; PRECAST CONCRETE; SEEPAGE;

SEEPAGE LOSSES; VERTICAL WALLS; WATER LOSS RATES; WATER LOSSES;

IRRIGATION CANALS;

FIELD; SEEPAGE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 16844367456     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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